Abraham Lincoln actually said...

"You cannot conciliate the South if you guarantee to them ultimate success."

"There is no program offered by any wing of the Democratic party but that must result in the permanent destruction of the Union."

"Volunteers will be accepted under this call for one, two, or three years, as they may elect, and will be entitled to the bounty provided by the law for the period of service for which they enlist."

"To whom it may concern: Any proposition which embraces the restoration of peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and the abandonment of slavery, and which comes by and with an authority that can con..."