Upon this subject, the habits of our whole species fall into three great classes--useful labour, useless labour and idleness. Of these the first only is meritorious; and to it all the products of labour rightfully belong; but the two latter, while they exist, are heavy pensioners upon the first, robbing it of a large portion of it's just rights. The only remedy for this is to, as far as possible, drive useless labour and idleness out of existence.

If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.

The fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the latest generation.

As President, I have no eyes but constitutional eyes; I cannot see you.

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use.

I do not think I could myself, be brought to support a man for office, whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion.