The temptations to wrong are many; they spring out of a corrupt nature.

Napoleon was probably the equal at least of Washington in intellect, his superior in education. Both of them were successful in serving the state.

If, then, faith widens the connections, it elevates the man.

Another principle is, the deepest affections of our hearts gather around some human form in which are incarnated the living thoughts and ideas of the passing age.

The name of Abraham Lincoln is imperishable.

The realm of immediate or personal knowledge is a narrow circle in which these bodies move; the realm of knowledge derived through faith is as wide as the universe, and old as eternity.

If an honest man is the noblest work of God, then Mr. Lincoln's title to high nobility is clear and unquestioned.