Abraham Lincoln actually said...

While I am deeply sensible to the high compliment of a re-election; and duly grateful, as I trust, to Almighty God for having directed my co...

Human-nature will not change.

It has demonstrated that a people's government can sustain a national election, in the midst of a great civil war.

If the loyal people, united, were put to the utmost of their strength by the rebellion, must they not fail when divided, and partially paral...