We cannot but believe that He who made the world still governs it.

War, at the best, is terrible, and this war of ours, in its magnitude and in its duration, is one of the most terrible.

When I lay down the reins of this administration, I want to have one friend left. And that friend is myself.

I freely acknowledge myself the servant of the people, according to the bond of service - the United States Constitution; and that, as such, I am responsible to them.

Let us do nothing through passion and ill temper.

Much is being said about peace; and no man desires peace more ardently than I. Still I am yet unprepared to give up the Union fora peace which, so achieved, could not be of much duration.

Let all Americans - let all lovers of liberty everywhere - join in the great and good work. If we do this, we shall not only have saved the Union; but we shall have so saved it, as to make, and to keep it, forever worthy of the saving.