In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have.

I hold, that in contemplation of universal law, and of the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual.

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

I will learn, the opportunity will come.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

If any personal description of me is thought desirable, it may be said, I am, in height, six feet, four inches, nearly; lean in flesh, weighing on an average one hundred and eighty pounds; dark complexion, with coarse black hair, and grey eyes -- no other marks or brands recollected.