Without the military help of the black freedman, the war against the South could not have been won.
Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man's nature — opposition to it, in his love of justice.
Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.
Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.
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