Viewing the man from the genuine abolitionist ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed cold, tardy, weak and unequal to the task. But, viewing him from the sentiments of his people, which as a statesman he was bound to respect, then his actions were swift, bold, radical and decisive. Taking the man in the whole, balancing the tremendous magnitude of the situation, and the necessary means to ends, Infinite Wisdom has rarely sent a man into the world more perfectly suited to his mission than Abraham Lincoln.

A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.

A slave is someone who sits down, and waits for someone to free them.

I do not think much of the good luck theory of self-made men. It is worth but little attention and has no practical value.

Praying for freedom never did me any good til I started praying with my feet.

People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.

A man, at times, gets something for nothing, but it will, in his hands, amount to nothing.