But fight we must; and conquer we shall; in the end.

The damnest scoundrel that ever lived, but in the infinite mercy of Providence... also the damnest fool.

Nothing will divert me from my purpose.

I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.

In any future great national trial, compared with the men of this, we shall have as weak, and as strong; as silly and as wise; asbad and good.

We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom and our own error therein.

And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.