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

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.

A man may manifest and communicate his joy, but he should conceal and smother his grief as much as possible.

There is a true glory and a true honor: the glory of duty done--the honor of the integrity of principle.

I believe it to be the duty of everyone to unite in the restoration of the country and the reestablishment of peace and harmony.

I have always observed that wherever you find the negro, everything is going down around him, and wherever you find the white man, you see everything around him improving.

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.