You have more of a feeling of personal resentment than I have. Perhaps, I have too little of it, but I never thought it paid.

If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any clearly written constitutional right, it might, in a moral point of view, justify revolution.

Some day I shall be President.

Repeal the Missouri Compromise - repeal all compromises - repeal the Declaration of Independence - repeal all past history, you still can not repeal human nature. It still will be the abundance of man's heart, that slavery extension is wrong; and out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth will continue to speak.

That everyone may receive at least a moderate education appears to be an objective of vital importance.

Military glory-that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood-that serpent's eye, that charms to destroy.

In order to win a man to your cause, you must first reach his heart, the great high road to his reason.