I'm Afraid I'm Elected.

Nations, Like Individuals, Are Punished For Their Transgressions.

I Never Wanted To Get Out Of A Place As Much As I Did To Get Out Of The Presidency.

...i Never Heard Him Abuse An Enemy. Some Of The Cruel Things Said About President Lincoln, Particularly In The North, Used To Pierce Him To The Heart; But Never In My Presence Did He Evince A Revengeful Disposition.

I Leave Comparisons To History, Claiming Only That I Have Acted In Every Instance From A Conscientious Desire To Do What Was Right, Constitutional, Within The Law, And For The Very Best Interests Of The Whole People. Failures Have Been Errors Of Judgment, Not Of Intent.

...but For A Soldier His Duty Is Plain. He Is To Obey The Orders Of All Those Placed Over Him And Whip The Enemy Wherever He Meets Him.