I never justify, sustain, or in any way or to any extent uphold this cruel, heartless, aimless unnecessary war.

While men inhabiting different parts of this vast continent cannot be expected to hold the same opinions, they can unite in a common objective and sustain common principles.

I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for public charity.

There is nothing left to do but get drunk.

If your past is limited, your future is boundless.

There's nothing left . . . but to get drunk.

In expressing briefly my views upon an important subject which has recently agitated the nation..., I fervently hope that the question is at rest and that no sectional or ambitious or fanatical excitement may again threaten the durability of our institutions.