I Am The Last President Of The

The Storm Of Frenzy And Faction Must Inevitably Dash Itself In Vain Against The Unshaken Rock Of The Constitution.

The Course Of Events Is So Rapidly Hastening Forward That The Emergency May Soon Arise When You May Be Called Upon To Decide The Momentous Question Whether You Possess The Power By Force Of Arms To Compel A State To Remain In The Union

If You Are As Happy In Entering The White House As I Shall Feel On Returning To Wheatland, You Are A Happy Man Indeed.

The Government Of The United States Possesses No Power Whatever Over The Question Of Religion.

Our Union Rests Upon Public Opinion, And Can Never Be Cemented By The Blood Of Its Citizens Shed In Civil War.