I have never witnessed on any previous occasion such entire disregard of the usage of civilized warfare and the dictates of humanity.

What a glorious world Almighty God has given us. How thankless and ungrateful we are, and how we labor to mar his gifts.

A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today.

We made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it will prove to be a fatal mistake. We appointed all our worst generals to command our armies, and all our best generals to edit the newspapers

Death, in its silent sure march is fast gathering those whom I have longest loved, so that when he shall knock at my door, I will more willingly follow.

What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.

Go home all you boys who fought with me and help build up the shattered fortunes of our old state