Calling a tail a leg does not make it a leg.

The good old maxims of the Bible are applicable, and truly applicable to human affairs, and in this as in other things, we may say here that he who is not for us is against us; he would gathereth not with us scattereth.

Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong.

So viewing the issue, no choice was left but to call out the war power of the Government; and so to resist force, employed for its destruction, by force, for its preservation.

I think slavery is wrong, morally, and politically. I desire that it should be no further spread in these United States, and I should not object if it should gradually terminate in the whole Union.

We meet this evening, not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart.

If I gave McClellan all the men he asked for, they could not find room to lie down; they'd have to sleep standing up.