"And now, beware of rashness. Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward, and give us victories. "- Abraham Lincoln in a Letter to Joseph Hooker

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"That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general, or any denomination of Christians in particular." - Handbill Replying to Charges of Infidelity


"In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free -- honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best, hope of earth." - Message to Congress