I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.

Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but what we ought

Every man is born an original, but sadly, most men die copies.

Prosperity is the fruit of labor. It begins with saving money.

In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free.

I always [or "often"] walk slowly, but I never walk backwards.

The Lord spared the fitten and the rest he seen fitten to die.

We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom and our own error therein.

Do I not damage my enemies after i make them my close friends?

We meet this evening, not in sorrow, but in gladness of heart.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Why don't I drink from a straw? Because straws are for suckers.

Our attitude is more honest and more consistent than our words.

I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man.

It is a pleasure to be able to quote lines to fit any occasion.

He who sees cruelty and does nothing about it is himself cruel.

Don't be fooled. I kept all my workout clothes in that top hat.

Don't pray that God's on our side, pray that we're on his side.

It is much easier to ride a horse in the direction it is going.

The loss of enemies does not compensate for the loss of friends.

The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust.

Bring me Longstreet's head on a platter and the war will be over

If elected I shall be thankful; if not, it will be all the same.

God can not be for, and against the same thing at the same time.

you can't escape tomorrow's responsibilities by evading it today

Thus let bygones be bygones. Let past differences, as nothing be.

Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged.

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

Free labor has the inspiration of hope; pure slavery has no hope.

Tangible language, which often tells more falsehoods than truths.

What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence?

I shall always think of myself first and foremost... as a hunter.

I have always hated slavery, I think as much as any Abolitionist.

Politics, as a trade, finds most and leaves nearly all dishonest.

Your organization will take on the personality of its top leaders

There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law.

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.

Have I not destroyed my enemy when I have made him into my friend?

If you understand what you're doing, you're not learning anything.

Next to creating a life the finest thing a man can do is save one.

We cannot but believe that He who made the world still governs it.

I always remember the prayers of my mother as they always forever.

A private soldier has as much right to justice as a major-general.

Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults.

You know you've reached middle age when all you exercise is caution

My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.

The power of hope upon human exertion, and happiness, is wonderful.

If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it.

God bless the soldiers and seamen, with all their brave commanders.

We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.

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