I Never Thought I Would Be Impeached.

I Have Been Almost Overwhelmed By The Announcement Of The Sad Event [lincoln's Assassination] Which Has So Recently Occurred. I Feel Incompetent To Perform Duties So Important And Responsible As Those Which Have Been So Unexpectedly Thrown Upon Me.

When I Die, I Desire No Better Winding Sheet Than The Stars And Stripes, And No Softer Pillow Than The Constitution Of My Country.

I Hold It The Duty Of The Executive To Insist Upon Frugality In The Expenditure, And A Sparing Economy Is Itself A Great National Source.

It Is A Damn Poor Mind Indeed Which Can't Think Of At Least Two Ways To Spell Any Word.

If I Am To Be Shot At, I Want No Man To Be In The Way Of The Bullet.