Cling to liberty and right; battle fro them; leed for them; die for them, if need be; and have confidence in God.

Money possesses no value to the state other than that given to it by circulation.

Half finished work generally proves to be labor lost.

I wish to see, in process of disappearing, that only thing which ever could bring this nation to civil war.

The good old maxims of the Bible are applicable, and truly applicable to human affairs, and in this as in other things, we may say here that he who is not for us is against us; he would gathereth not with us scattereth.

Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. -Speech at Clinton, Illinois, September 8, 1854.