As soon as slavery fired upon the flag it was felt, we all felt, even those who did not object to slaves, that slavery must be destroyed. We felt that it was a stain to the Union that men should be bought and sold like cattle.

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God gave us Lincoln and Liberty, let us fight for both.

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... anything is better than indecision. We must decide. If I am wrong, we shall soon find out and can do the other thing. But not to decide wastes both time and money and may ruin everything.

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Let us labor for the security of free thought, free speech, pure morals, unfettered religious sentiments, and equal rights and privileges for all men, irrespective of nationality, color, or religion;.... leave the matter of religious teaching to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contribution. Keep church and state forever separate.

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The will of the people is the best law.

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The most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticized.

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I will not move my army without onions.

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Our great modern Republic. May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose.

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I know only two tunes: one of them is "Yankee Doodle" and the other isn't.

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There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter and, I trust, the stronger party.

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