The distribution of patronage of the Government is by far the most disagreeable duty of the President.
The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.
I am the last President of the United States!
Whatever the result may be, I shall carry to my grave the consciousness that I at least meant well for my country.
Abstract propositions should never be discussed by a legislative body.
Our union rests upon public opinion, and can never be cemented by the blood of its citizens shed in civil war.