A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets, and in which strife and civil war are to take the place of brotherly love and kindness, has no charm for me.

The framers of our Constitution never exhausted so much labor, wisdom, and forbearance in its formation, and surrounded it with so many guards and securities, if it was intended to be broken by every member of the Confederacy at will.

The dominant party cannot reign forever, and truth and justice will prevail at last.

Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

We must look to the rising generation for the restoration of the country.

Duty is the sublimest work in the English language.