"I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races."

"I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can not remember when I did not so think, and feel."

"Permit me to say that, in my humble judgment, I never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence."

"I have stepped out upon this platform that I may see you and that you may see me, and in the arrangement, I am more than satisfied."

"It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the liberties of its people, can be strong enough to maintain its existence in great emergencies."