A Land Without Memories Is A People

I Have Been Up To See The Congress And They Do Not Seem To Be Able To Do Anything Except To Eat Peanuts And Chew Tobacco, While My Army Is Starving.

They Do Not Know What They Say. If It Came To A Conflict Of Arms, The War Will Last At Least Four Years. Northern Politicians Will Not Appreciate The Determination And Pluck Of The South, And Southern Politicians Do Not Appreciate The Numbers, Resources, And Patient Perseverance Of The North. Both Sides Forget That We Are All Americans. I Foresee That Our Country Will Pass Through A Terrible Ordeal, A Necessary Expiation, Perhaps, For Our National Sins.

I Did Only What My Duty Demanded. I Could Have Taken No Other Course Without Dishonor.

My Experience Through Life Has Convinced Me That, While Moderation And Temperance In All Things Are Commendable And Beneficial, Abstinence From Spirituous Liquors Is The Best Safeguard Of Morals And Health.

The Dominant Party Cannot Reign Forever, And Truth And Justice Will Prevail At Last.