I am now considered such a monster, that I hesitate to darken with my shadow, the doors of those I love, lest I should bring upon them misfortune.

We poor sinners need to come back from our wanderings to seek pardon through the all-sufficient merits of our Redeemer. And we need to pray earnestly for the power of the Holy Spirit to give us a precious revival in our hearts and among the unconverted.

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

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relative, my children, my home. I have, therefore, resigned my commission in the Army.

There is always hazard in military activity, but we must decide between the positive loss of inactivity and the risk of action.

We must...submit ourselves in adversity to the will of a merciful God as cheerfully as in prosperity.