Adlai Stevenson

Let it never be forgotten that the man of whom I speak possessed an integrity that could know no temptation, a purity of life that was never questioned, a patriotism that no sectional lines could limit, and a fixedness of purpose that knew…

One perilous question to national unity which for nearly three-quarters of a century had been the subject of repeated compromise by patriotic statesmen; the apple of discord producing sectional antagonism, whose shadow had darkened our…

Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

In the light of what we now know so well, nothing is hazarded in saying that the death of no man has been to his country so irreparable a loss, or one so grievous to be borne, as that of Abraham Lincoln.

The assassin's pistol proved the veritable Pandora's box from which sprung evils untold,--whose consequences have never been measured.--to one-third of the States of our Union.

That slavery was to perish amid the great upheaval became in time the solemn conviction of all thoughtful men.

Sectional animosities, thank God, belong now only to the past.

The mantle of Peace is over our entire land, and prosperity within our borders.

To-day, at this auspicious hour sacred to the memory of Lincoln, let us, his countrymen, inspired by the sublime lessons of his wondrous life, and grateful to God for all He has vouchsafed to our fathers and to us in the past, take courage…

Absolutely fearless, he took no reckoning of the opposing forces, and regardless of the prowess or ripe experience of adversaries, he at all times, in and out of season, gladly welcomed the encounter.

To this end, he did not await opportunities, but eagerly sought them.

The spirit of the mob is in deadly antagonism to all constituted authority.