Abraham Lincoln actually said...

"I am not prepared to say more than that the subject is one of great practical importance and that I hope it will receive the attention of Congress."

"I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, do determine that the uniform width of the track of said railroad and all its branches which are provided for in the aforesaid act of Con..."

"To the Senate of the United States:I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, in answer to the resolution of the Senate relative to the correspondence between this Government and the Me..."

"I feel that I should not perform my duty by a simple announcement of my approval of the joint resolution, without expressing my earnest desire that measures such in substance as those I have just refe..."