"It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels he is worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him."

"I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so."

"I have been selected to fill an important office for a brief period, and am now, in your eyes, invested with an authority which I must soon yield to the regularly chosen successor, and which I hope to…"

"I shall try to do my duty, and I shall try to do it conscientiously."

"When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion."