If I Were To Try To Read,

If I Could Save The Union Without Freeing Any Slave, I Would Do It; And If I Could Save It By Freeing All The Slaves, I Would Do It; And If I Could Do It By Freeing Some And Leaving Others Alone, I Would Do That. I Have Here Stated My Purpose According To My Official Duty, And I Intend No Modification Of My Oft-expressed Personal Wish That All Men, Everywhere, Could Be Free.

I Am In Favor Of A National Bank...in Favor Of The Internal Improvements System And A High Protective Tariff.

Free Labor Has The Inspiration Of Hope; Pure Slavery Has No Hope.

I Must Keep Some Standard Of Principle Fixed Within Myself.

My Father Taught Me To Work; He Did Not Teach Me To Love It.