Nothing will divert me from my purpose.

Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail.

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

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

Oh, that [his Thanksgiving Message] is some of Seward's nonsense, and it pleases the fools.

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.

Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.