As far as military necessity will permit, religiously respect the constitutional rights of all.
I will not move my army until I am absolutely ready.
Stand by General Burnside as you have stood by me and all will be well.
It is not given to our weak intellects to understand the steps of Providence as they occur: we comprehend them only as we look back upon them in the far-distant past.
By some strange operation of magic I seem to have become the power of the land.
The moment for action has arrived, and I know that I can trust in you to save our country.