All the armies of Europe combined could not by force make a track upon the Blue Ridge, or take a drink from the Ohio. If we are to be destroyed, we must do it ourselves.

We, on our side, are praying to Him to give us victory, because we believe we are right; but those on the other side pray to Him, look for victory, believing they are right. What must He think of us?

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.

To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as nearly as possible, is a worthy object of any good government.

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.