As a general principle you should not force young men to do their duty, but let them do it voluntarily and thereby develop their characters.

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.

In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

I am as willing to serve now as in the beginning in any capacity and at any post where I can do good. The lower the position, the more suitable to my ability and the more agreeable to my feelings.

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

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