If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.

Near eighty years ago we began by declaring that all men are created equal; but now from that beginning we have run down to the other declaration, that for SOME men to enslave OTHERS is a "sacred right of self-government." These principles can not stand together. They are as opposite as God and mammon; and whoever holds to the one, must despise the other.

We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this; but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom and our own error therein.

in times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity.

The worst thing you can do for anyone you care about is anything that they can do on their own.

Our government rests in public opinion. Whoever can change public opinion, can change the government, practically just so much.

The president is the cube of ice one places in the pot of a houseplant, providing a steady amount of nourishment over the course of a hot day. A good description of the job and also a fantastic bit of practical household advice.