Remember, we are all one country now. Dismiss from your mind all sectional feeling, and bring them up to be Americans.

I consider the proper education of our youths one of the most important objects now to be attained and one from which the greatest benefits may be expected.

There are few, I believe, in this enlightened age, who will not acknowledge that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil.

The time is not come for impartial history. If the truth were told just now, it would not be credited.

Without music, we wouldn't have an Army.

You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.

Why, it appears that we appointed all of our worst generals to command the armies and we appointed all of our best generals to edit the newspapers. I mean, I found by reading a newspaper that these editor generals saw all of the defects plainly from the start but didn't tell me until it was too late. I'm willing to yield my place to these best generals and I'll do my best for the cause by editing a newspaper.