Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

We believe that the spreading out and perpetuity of the institution of slavery impairs the general welfare. We believe - nay, we know, that that is the only thing that has ever threatened the perpetuity of the Union itself.

The health you enjoy is largely your choice

The case of Andrews is really a very bad one, as appears by the record already before me. Yet before receiving this I had orderedhis punishment commuted to imprisonmentand had so telegraphed. I did this, not on any merit in the case, but because I am trying to evade the butchering business lately.

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

We shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it.