Abraham Lincoln actually said...

"To the House of Representatives: I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, in reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 13th July last."

"It is gratifying to know that the expenditures made necessary by the rebellion are not beyond the resources of the loyal people."

"I repeat the recommendation of my predecessor in his annual message to Congress in December last in regard to the disposition of the surplus."

"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the..."