Act with a determination not to be turned aside by thoughts of the past and fears of the future.

There is nothing left for me to do but to go and see General Grant and I would rather die a thousand deaths.

You see what a poor sinner I am, and how unworthy to possess what was given me; for that reason it has been taken away.

There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.

We cannot afford to be idle, and though weaker than our opponents in men and military equipments, must endeavor to harass, if we cannot destroy them.

We must enlist our own snake and strike like a cobra against their vitals with an attack on Washington.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.