If nominated by either party, I should peremptorily decline, and even if unanimously elected, I should decline to serve.

War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself. If people don't like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don't solicit their opinions or votes.

Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.

In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.

The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.

There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell. You can bear this warning voice to generations yet to come. I look upon war with horror.