Abraham Lincoln: “I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, do determine that the uniform width of the track of said…”

I do the very best I know how--the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end.

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

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.