"The strongest bond of human sympathy, outside of the family relation, should be one uniting all working people, of all nations, and tongues, and kindreds."

"With Malice toward none, with Charity for all, with Firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in..."

"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for h…"

"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterward."

"When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run."