Intelligence, Patriotism, Christianity, And A Firm Reliance

I Have Got You Together To Hear What I Have Written Down. I Do Not Wish Your Advice About The Main Matterfor That I Have Determined For Myself.

I Will, To The Best Of My Ability, Preserve, Protect And Defend The Constitution Of The United States. It Is Not The Constitution As I Would Like To Have It, But As It Is, That Is To Be Defended. The Constitution Will Not Be Preserved & Defended Until It Is Enforced & Obeyed In Every Part Of Every One Of The United States. It Must Be So Respected, Obeyed, Enforced And Defended, And Let The Grass Grow Where It May.

The Severest Justice May Not Always Be The Best Policy

Few Can Be Induced To Labor Exclusively For Posterity - Posterity Has Done Nothing For Us

I Don't Like That Man. I Must Get To Know Him Better.