My Chief Concern Is To Try To

A Union That Can Only Be Maintained By Swords And Bayonets, And In Which Strife And Civil War Are To Take The Place Of Brotherly Love And Kindness, Has No Charm For Me.

You Must Study To Be Frank With The World: Frankness Is The Child Of Honesty And Courage. Say Just What You Mean To Do On Every Occasion, And Take It For Granted That You Mean To Do Right.

I Pray That On This Day [christmas] When Only Peace And Good-will Are Preached To Mankind, Better Thoughts May Fill The Hearts Of Our Enemies And Turn Them To Peace.

It Is Easier To Make Our Wishes Conform To Our Means Than To Make Our Means Conform To Our Wishes.

Such An Executive Officer The Sun Never Shone On. I Have But To Show Him My Design, And I Know That It Can Be Done, It Will Be Done...straight As The Needle To The Pole He Advanced To The Execution Of My Purpose.