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Bring me Longstreet's head on a platter and the war will be over

But fight we must; and conquer we shall; in the end.

But for that Book, we could not know right from wrong.

But I must add that the U.S. government must not, as by this order, undertake to run the churches. When an individual, in a church or out of it, becomes dangerous to the public interest, he must be checked; but let the churches, as such take care of themselves. It will not do for the U.S. to appoint Trustees, Supervisors, or other agents for the churches.

But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or to detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

But let the past as nothing be. For the future my view is that the fight must go on.

But the proclamation, as law, either is valid, or is not valid. If it is not valid, it needs no retraction. If it is valid, it can not be retracted, any more than the dead can be brought to life.

By the 'mud-sill' theory it is assumed that labor and education are incompatible; and any practical combination of them impossible. According to that theory, a blind horse upon a tread-mill, is a perfect illustration of what a laborer should be -- all the better for being blind, that he could not tread out of place, or kick understandingly. According to that theory, the education of laborers, is not only useless, but pernicious, and dangerous. In fact, it is, in some sort, deemed a misfortune that laborers should have heads at all.

Calling a tail a leg does not make it a leg.

Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws can among friends? Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you.

Capital has its proper place and is entitled to every protection. The wages of men should be recognized in the structure of and in the social order as more important than the wages of money [interest].

Capital has its rights, which are as worthy of protection as any other right.

Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior ofcapital, and deserves muchthe higher consideration.

Care for him who shall have borne the battle

Certainly there is no contending against the Will of God; but still there is some difficulty in ascertaining, and applying it, to particular cases.

Character is like a tree, and reputation is like its shadow.

Character is the tree, reputation is the shadow.

Cling to liberty and right; battle fro them; leed for them; die for them, if need be; and have confidence in God.

Commitment is what transforms a promise into a reality... Commitment is the stuff character is made of; the power to change the face of things. It is the daily triumph of integrity over skepticism.

Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.

Committee: A group which succeeds in getting something done only when it consists of three members, one of whom happens to be sick and another absent.

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.

confused and Stunned, like a duck hit on the head.

Congressmen who willfully take action during wartime that damages morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hung

Continue to execute all the express provisions of our national Constitution, and the Union will endure forever-it being impossible to destroy it, except by some action not provided for in the instrument itself.

Cortissoz was art critic of the New York Herald Tribune.

Dear Sir: Yours of the 24th. asking 'the best mode of obtaining a thorough knowledge of the law' is received. The mode is very simple, though laborious, and tedious. It is only to get the books, and read, and study them carefully. Begin with Blackstone's Commentaries, and after reading it carefully through, say twice, take up Chitty's Pleading, Greenleaf's Evidence, & Story's Equity &c. in succession. Work, work, work, is the main thing.

Democracy is "government of, by and for the people".

Destroy your enemy by making him your friend.

Determine that the thing can and shall be done and then... find the way.

Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.

Do I not damage my enemies after i make them my close friends?

Do not destroy that immortal emblem of humanity, the Declaration of Independence.

Don't be fooled. I kept all my workout clothes in that top hat.

Don’t criticize them; they are just what we would be under similar circumstances.

Don't judge a man by the size of his ego or his heart, but on the epicness of his beard and the beautiful woman on his arm

Don't kneel to me, that is not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank Him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Do the people of the South really entertain fears that a Republican administration would, directly, or indirectly, interfere with their slaves, or with them, about their slaves? If they do, I wish to assure you, as once a friend, and still, I hope, not an enemy, that there is no cause for such fears.

Education does not mean teaching people what they do not know. It means teaching them to behave as they do not behave.

Elections belong to the people. It's their decision.

Ere long the most valuable of all arts will be the art of deriving a comfortable subsistence from the smallest area of soil. No community where every member possesses the art can ever be the victim of oppression in any of its forms.

Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure.

Everybody appreciates a compliment.

Everybody likes a compliment.

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition.

Every man is born an original, but sadly, most men die copies.

Every man is proud of what he does well; and no man is proud of what he does not do well. With the former, his heart is in his work; and he will do twice as much of it with less fatigue. The latter performs a little imperfectly, looks at it in disgust, turns from it, and imagines himself exceedingly tired. The little he has done, comes to nothing, for want of finishing.