"I have never interfered with any religious denomination or with the expression of religious opinion."
Freedom
"When I am elected I shall not attempt to rule the Republican party; but I shall endeavor, so far as possible, to rule the nation."
Leadership
"By the frame of the Constitution, the President of the United States is made the Commander-in-Chief of all the military forces."
Power
"I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a big somebody in the wrong place."
"It shall be the duty of the President to see that the laws be faithfully executed."
"The foremost thought must be the Union."
"Political combinations that neglect to do this are unwise, and as time shall show, unwise to the extent of imbecility."
Politics
"My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union."
"I consider the Union of these states, which it was my analogy to say had no 'east, west, north, or south,' as saved."
Hope