Abraham Lincoln actually said...

"I deem it my duty to recommend an appropriation in behalf of the owners of the Norwegian bark Admiral P. Tordenskiold."

"In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free – honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve."

"Ordered, That no arms ammunition, or munitions of war be cleared or allowed to be exported from the United States until further order"

"The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country."