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

Whatever The Result May Be, I Shall Carry To My Grave The Consciousness That I At Least Meant Well For My Country.

If You Are As Happy, My Dear Sir, On Entering This House As I Am In Leaving It And Returning Home, You Are The Happiest Man In This Country.

There Is Nothing Stable But Heaven And The Constitution.

The Distribution Of Patronage Of The Government Is By Far The Most Disagreeable Duty Of The President.