I Propose To Fight It Out On

War Is Progressive Because All Instruments Of War Are Progressive.

The Cause Of The Great War Of The Rebellion Against The United States Will Have To Be Attributed To Slavery. For Some Years Before The War Began It Was A Trite Saying Among Some Politicians That "a State Half Slave And Half Free Cannot Exist." All Must Become Slave Or All Free, Or The State Will Go Down. I Took No Part Myself In Any Such View Of The Case At The Time, But Since The War Is Over, Reviewing The Whole Question, I Have Come To The Conclusion That The Saying Is Quite True.

But My Later Experience Has Taught Me Two Lessons: First, That Things Are Seen Plainer After The Events Have Occurred; Second, That The Most Confident Critics Are Generally Those Who Know The Least About The Matter Criticised.

Venice Would Be A Fine City If It Were Only Drained.

I Believe That Our Great Maker Is Preparing The World, In His Own Good Time, To Become One Nation, Speaking One Language, And When Armies And Navies Will Be No Longer Required.