I Had As Well Be Killed Running

Man's Greatness Consists In His Ability To Do And The Proper Application Of His Powers To Things Needed To Be Done.

A Man Without Force, Is Without The Essential Dignity Of Humanity. Human Nature Is So Constituted, That It Cannot Honor A Helpless Man, Although It Can Pity Him.

As Those Who Believe In The Visibility Of Ghosts Can Easily See Them, So It Is Always Easy To See Repulsive Qualities In Those We Despise And Hate.

Yet People In General Will Say They Like Colored Men As Well As Any Other, But In Their Proper Place.

Viewing The Man From The Genuine Abolitionist Ground, Mr. Lincoln Seemed Cold, Tardy, Weak And Unequal To The Task. But, Viewing Him From The Sentiments Of His People, Which As A Statesman He Was Bound To Respect, Then His Actions Were Swift, Bold, Radical And Decisive. Taking The Man In The Whole, Balancing The Tremendous Magnitude Of The Situation, And The Necessary Means To Ends, Infinite Wisdom Has Rarely Sent A Man Into The World More Perfectly Suited To His Mission Than Abraham Lincoln.