I'd Rather Be Right Than

Government Is A Trust, And The Officers Of The Government Are Trustees. And Both The Trust And The Trustees Are Created For The Benefit Of The People.

In A Scheme Of Policy Which Is Devised For A Nation, We Should Not Limit Our Views To Its Operation During A Single Year, Or Even For A Short Term Of Years. We Should Look At Its Operation For A Considerable Time, And In War As Well As In Peace.

I Have Heard Something Said About Allegiance To The South. I Know No South, No North, No East, No West, To Which I Owe Any Allegiance.

I Am Not, Sir, In Favor Of Cherishing The Passion Of Conquest. I Am Permitted ... To Indulge The Hope Of Seeing, Ere Long, The New United States, (if You Will Allow Me The Expression,) Embracing Not Only The Old.

I'd Rather Be Right Than President.