"I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong."

"I can make more generals, but horses cost money."

"I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him."

"How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg."

"I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause."

"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts."

"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice."

"I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be."

"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

"I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday."