Abraham Lincoln: “The war will be prosecuted for the object of practically restoring the constitutional relation between the United States…”

If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference.

I believe that it is not only possible, but in fact easier, to do this without deciding or even considering whether these States have ever been out of the Union, than with it.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business.