Duties Have Been Mine; Consequences Are God's.

I Have Been Almost Overwhelmed By The Announcement Of The Sad Event [lincoln's Assassination] Which Has So Recently Occurred. I Feel Incompetent To Perform Duties So Important And Responsible As Those Which Have Been So Unexpectedly Thrown Upon Me.

Outside Of The Constitution We Have No Legal Authority More Than Private Citizens, And Within It We Have Only So Much As That Instrument Gives Us. This Broad Principle Limits All Our Functions And Applies To All Subjects.

I Have Reached The Summit Of My Ambition.

Washington, Dc Is 12 Square Miles Bordered By Reality.

Whenever You Hear A Man Prating About The Constitution, Spot Him As A Traitor.