“We understand now, we've been made to understand, and to embrace the understanding that who we are is who we were.”

“In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do.”

“Thus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.”

“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.”

“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.”

“To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.”

“Posterity -- you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.”