A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.

Such will be a great lesson of peace: teaching men that what they cannot take by an election, neither can they take it by war.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults.

Such a man the times have demanded, and such, in the providence of God was given us. But he is gone. Let us strive to deserve, as far as mortals may, the continued care of Divine Providence, trusting that, in future national emergencies, He will not fail to provide us the instruments of safety and security.

...I do not mean to say that this general government is charged with the duty of redressing or preventing all the wrongs in the world; but I do think that it is charged with the duty of preventing and redressing all wrongs which are wrongs to itself.

If they do kill me, I shall never die another death.