Now if you should hear any one say that Lincoln don't [sic] want to go to Congress, I wish you as a personal friend of mine, wouldtell him that you have reason to believe he is mistaken.

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying sense of justice.

You must remember that some things legally right are not morally right.

I could write shorter sermons but when I get started I'm too lazy to stop

Whether you look for the good or look for the bad in a person, you'll find it." A. Lincoln

My policy is to have no policy.

The Almighty has His own purposes.