When I left Springfield [to become President] I asked the people to pray for me. I was not a Christian. When I buried my son, the severest trial of my life, I was not a Christian. But when I went to Gettysburg and saw the graves of thousands of our soldiers, I then and there consecrated myself to Christ.

My Dear McClellan, if you don't want to use the army I should like to borrow it for a while. Yours respectfully.

Character is like a tree, and reputation is like its shadow.

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.

Whereas, the Senate of the United States, devoutly recognizing the Supreme Authority and just Government of Almighty God, in all the affairs of men and of nations, has, by a resolution, requested the President to designate and set apart a day for National prayer and humiliation.

I always [or "often"] walk slowly, but I never walk backwards.

To say a sheep has 5 legs doesn't make it so.