Abraham Lincoln actually said...

"I am thankful to God for this approval of the people."

"It is no pleasure to me to triumph over any one; but I give thanks to the Almighty for this evidence of the people's resolution to stand by free government and the rights of humanity."

"I earnestly believe that the consequences of this day's work, if it be as you assure me and as now seems probable, will be to the lasting advantage, if not to the very salvation, of the country."

"I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me."