The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.

Declare church and state forever separate and distinct; but each free within their proper spheres.

I will raid the arsenal and start a war to end slavery.

In politics I am growing indifferent - I would like it, if I could now return to my planting and books at home

... anything is better than indecision. We must decide. If I am wrong, we shall soon find out and can do the other thing. But not to decide wastes both time and money and may ruin everything.

Jesse has a new dog. You may have noticed that his former pets have been peculiarly unfortunate. When this dog dies every employee in the White House will be at once discharged.

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.