"I beg you to remember this, not merely for my sake, but for yours."
"The nation is worth fighting for, to secure such an inestimable jewel."
"I am greatly obliged to you, and to all who have come forward at the call of their country."
"We have, as all will agree, a free government, where every man has a right to be equal with every other man."
"There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one."
"It is fair that each man shall pay taxes in exact proportion to the value of his property; but if we should wait, before collecting a tax, to adjust the taxes upon each man in exact proportion with ev..."
"There may be mistakes made sometimes; and things may be done wrong, while the officers of the Government do all they can to prevent mistakes."
"I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, do hereby declare and proclaim that the port of Newport, in the S..."
"I return to you my sincere thanks, soldiers, for the honor you have done me this afternoon."
"I cannot fly from my thoughts--my solicitude for this great country follows me wherever I go."
"There is no program offered by any wing of the Democratic party but that must result in the permanent destruction of the Union."
"The slightest knowledge of arithmetic will prove to any man that the rebel armies cannot be destroyed by Democratic strategy."