All My Life I Have Tried To

Every Man's Happiness Is His Own Responsibility.

We Think Slavery A Great Moral Wrong, And While We Do Not Claim The Right To Touch It Where It Exists, We Wish To Treat It As A Wrong In The Territories, Where Our Votes Will Reach It.

Among Free Men There Can Be No Successful Appeal From The Ballot To The Bullet.

Whenever There Is A Conflict Between Human Rights And Property Rights, Human Rights Must Prevail.

When I Lay Down The Reins Of This Administration, I Want To Have One Friend Left. And That Friend Is Myself.