My friends I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being, who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail.

All true wisdom is found on T-shirts.

. . . peace is a thing which a person must be willing to fight for . . .

I wish all men to be free. I wish the material prosperity of the already free which I feel sure the extinction of slavery would bring.

Money possesses no value to the state other than that given to it by circulation.

Never do anything for anyone who can just as well do it themself

If there is no military need for the building, leave it alone, neither putting anyone in or out of it, except on finding some one preaching or practicing treason, in which case lay hands on him, just as if he were doing the same thing in any other building.