I believe I may so, looking into my own heart, and speaking as in the presence of God, that I have never know one moment of bitterness or resentment.

Go home all you boys who fought with me and help build up the shattered fortunes of our old state

What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.

We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.

Live in the world you inhabit. Look upon things as they are. Take them as you find them. Make the best of them. Turn them to your advantage.

A land without memories is a people without liberty.

Our country demands all our strength, all our energies. To resist the powerful combination now forming against us will require every man at his place. If victorious, we will have everything to hope for in the future. If defeated, nothing will be left for us to live for.