Let us, therefore, study the incidents of this as philosophy to learn wisdom from, and none of them as wrongs to be revenged.

The strife of the election is but human nature practically applied to the facts of the case.

Human nature will not change.

Surely this is the spirit which all Americans should show now, when there is so little excuse for malice or rancor or hatred, when there is so little of vital consequence to divide brother from brother.

For my own part, I have striven and shall strive to avoid placing any obstacle in the way.

May not all having a common interest reunite in a common effort to serve our common country?

May I ask those who have not differed with me to join with me in this same spirit toward those who have?

Besides acting squarely, talk politely.

The great interest which our people feel in the story of Paul Jones's life, the national sense of gratitude for the great service done by him toward the achievement of independence, and the sentiment of mingled distress and regret felt…

While I am deeply sensible to the high compliment of a re-election, and duly grateful, as I trust, to Almighty God for having directed my countrymen to a right conclusion, as I think, for their own good, it adds nothing to my satisfaction…

He warred for the Union; he warred to free the slave; and when he warred he warred in earnest, for it is a sign of weakness to be half-hearted when blows must be struck.

Fundamentally, it ought to be based on just about the principle that ought to govern each private individual citizen in dealing with his fellow, on the principle of trying to act squarely by every other nation, and of exacting square…

Yes, and have the 'big stick', too, but do not brandish it.

In any future great national trial, compared with the men of this, we shall have as weak and as strong, as silly and as wise, as bad and as good.

So long as I have been here I have not willingly planted a thorn in any man's bosom.

It is not a matter of credit to be honest, any more than it is a matter of credit to a soldier to be brave.

Lincoln, himself a man of Southern birth, did not hesitate to appeal to the sword when he became satisfied that in no other way could the Union be saved, for high though he put peace he put righteousness still higher.

It is the mark, or it should be the mark, of a strong, self-respecting nation never wantonly to injure the feelings or to infringe upon the rights of any other people.