Duties have been mine; consequences are God's.

For myself, I care not whether treason be committed North or South; he that is guilty of treason is entitled to a traitor's fate!

The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens.

Let them impeach and be damned.

I have been almost overwhelmed by the announcement of the sad event [Lincoln's assassination] which has so recently occurred. I feel incompetent to perform duties so important and responsible as those which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.

Washington, DC is 12 square miles bordered by reality.

Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.