Liberty must be allowed to work out its natural results; and these will, ere long, astonish the world.

Whatever the result may be, I shall carry to my grave the consciousness that I at least meant well for my country.

The storm of frenzy and faction must inevitably dash itself in vain against the unshaken rock of the Constitution.

The distribution of patronage of the Government is by far the most disagreeable duty of the President.

To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute.

The course of events is so rapidly hastening forward that the emergency may soon arise when you may be called upon to decide the momentous question whether you possess the power by force of arms to compel a State to remain in the Union

All the friends that I loved and wanted to reward are dead, and all the enemies that I hated and I had marked out for punishment are turned to my friends.