Wars produce many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true.

The will of the people is the best law.

I would like to call your attention to ... an evil that, if allowed to continue, will probably lead to great trouble ... It is the accumulation of vast amounts of untaxed church property.

Let no guilty man escape, if it can he avoided. . . . No personal consideration should stand in the way of performing a public duty.

No theory of my own will ever stand in the way of my executing, in good faith, any order I may receive from those in authority over me.

Really, Mr. Lincoln, I have had enough of this show business.

The most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticized.