It Is Glorious To See Such Courage

I Tremble For My Country When I Hear Of Confidence Expressed In Me. I Know Too Well My Weakness, That Our Only Hope Is In God.

I Have Thought From The Time Of The Cessation Of The Hostilities, That Silence And Patience On The Part Of The South Was The True Course; And I Think So Still. Controversy Of All Kinds Will, In My Opinion, Only Serve To Continue Excitement And Passion, And Will Prevent The Public Mind From The Acknowledgement And Acceptance Of The Truth.

There Are Few, I Believe, In This Enlightened Age, Who Will Not Acknowledge That Slavery As An Institution Is A Moral And Political Evil.

Duty, Then Is The Sublimest Word In Our Language. Do Your Duty In All Things. You Cannot Do More; You Should Never Wish To Do Less.

Act With A Determination Not To Be Turned Aside By Thoughts Of The Past And Fears Of The Future.