Abraham Lincoln — "I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can no…"

"I have no prejudice against the Southern people. They are not to blame for the institution of slavery among them. They are in the condition of a man with a wen on his neck. It is an excrescence, but y…"

"The ballot is stronger than the bullet."

"Truth is generally the best vindication against slander."

"I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot."

"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, and beer."