Abraham Lincoln actually said...

"I intend no reproach or complaint when I assure you that, in my opinion, if you all had voted for the resolution in the gradual-emancipation message of last March, the war would now be substantially e..."

"Let the States which are in rebellion see definitely and certainly that in no event will the States you represent ever join their proposed confederacy, and they cannot much longer maintain the contest..."

"To you, more than to any others, the privilege is given to assure that happiness and swell that grandeur, and to link your own names therewith forever."

"Our common country is in great peril, demanding the loftiest views and boldest action to bring a speedy relief."