The struggle of today is not altogether for today - it is for a vast future also.

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried?

The Union, in any event, won't be dissolved. We don't want to dissolve it, and if you attempt it, we won't let you.

Wise councils may accelerate or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later the victory is sure to come

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed.

I have enlisted for the permanent success of the Republican cause; and, for this object, I shall labor faithfully in the ranks, unless, as I think not probable, the judgment of the party shall assign me a different position.