There is a true glory and a true honor: the glory of duty done – the honor of the integrity of principle.
We must forgive our enemies. I can truly say that not a day has passed since the war began that I have not prayed for them.
Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances.
I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than the dissolution of the Union. It would be an accumulation of all the evils we complain of, and I am willing to sacrifice everything but honor for its preservation.
Our country demands all our strength, all our energies. To resist the powerful combination now forming against us will require every man at his place. If victorious, we will have everything to hope for in the future. If defeated, nothing will be left for us to live for.
We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.
The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.
A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.
Alabama soldiers, all I ask of you is to keep up with the Texans!
I would rather die a thousand deaths than surrender.
The dominant party cannot reign forever, and truth and justice will prevail at last.
Act with a determination not to be turned aside by thoughts of the past and fears of the future.
We must look to the rising generation for the restoration of the country.
You must study to be frank with the world: frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted that you mean to do right.
There are few, I believe, in this enlightened age, who will not acknowledge that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil.
The enemy is here, and if we do not whip him, he will whip us.
He has lost his left arm, but I my right.
Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.
I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.
I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity.