I am an agnostic I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
The pursuit of truth will set you free even if you never catch up with it.
The most positive men are the most credulous.
As much as I value an union of all the states I would not admit the southern states into the union unless they agreed to the discontinuance of this disgraceful trade because it would bring weakness and not strength to the union.
