I Propose To Fight It Out On

So Vast A Sum, Receiving All The Protection And Benefits Of The Government, Without Bearing Its Proportion Of The Burdens And Expenses Of The Same, Will Not Be Looked Upon Acquiescently By Those Who Have To Pay The Taxes. . . . I Would Suggest The Taxation Of All Property Equally.

Whatever There Is Of Greatness In The United States, Or Indeed In Any Other Country, Is Due To Labor. The Laborer Is The Author Of All Greatness And Wealth. Without Labor There Would Be No Government, No Leading Class, And Nothing To Preserve.

The Friend In My Adversity I Shall Always Cherish Most. I Can Better Trust Those Who Helped To Relieve The Gloom Of My Dark Hours Than Those Who Are So Ready To Enjoy With Me The Sunshine Of My Prosperity.

A Hero Does For Others. He Would Do Anything For People He Loves, Because He Knows It Would Make Their Lives Better. I Am Not That Kind Of Person, But I Want You To Be. You Could Give Something To Her, To Me, To Those Children In The Quarter. You Could Give Something I Never Could ... The White People Out There Are Saying You Don't Have It-that You're A Hog, Not A Man. But I Know They Are Wrong.

...i Never Heard Him Abuse An Enemy. Some Of The Cruel Things Said About President Lincoln, Particularly In The North, Used To Pierce Him To The Heart; But Never In My Presence Did He Evince A Revengeful Disposition.