If all do not join now to save the good old ship of the Union this voyage nobody will have a chance to pilot her on another voyage.

Don’t criticize them; they are just what we would be under similar circumstances.

You cannot have the right to do what is wrong!

We can not have free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forego, or postpone a national election it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us.

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.

That everyone may receive at least a moderate education appears to be an objective of vital importance.