The dangers which threaten us are twofold: First, from the Confederate forces, composed of men whose earnest convictions and reckless bravery it is idle to deny.

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There is a measure needing courage to adopt and enforce it, which I believe to...

There is a measure needing courage to adopt and enforce it, which I believe to...

After voluntary exertions on the part of our people to which the history of the...

After voluntary exertions on the part of our people to which the history of the...

Men ever follow willingly a daring leader: most willingly of all, in great emergencies.

Men ever follow willingly a daring leader: most willingly of all, in great emergencies.

Property in man, always morally unjust, has become nationally dangerous.

Property in man, always morally unjust, has become nationally dangerous.

In the due exercise of your official power, in strictest accordance with law and the...

In the due exercise of your official power, in strictest accordance with law and the...

Can you look forward to the future of our country and imagine any state of...

Can you look forward to the future of our country and imagine any state of...

Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind.

Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind.

Men acquiesce in a thousand things, once righteously and boldly done, to which, if proposed...

Men acquiesce in a thousand things, once righteously and boldly done, to which, if proposed...

It is idle to await unanimity.

It is idle to await unanimity.

Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which...

Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which...

They feel assured, as to yourself, that if the option remain with you, it is...

They feel assured, as to yourself, that if the option remain with you, it is...

How few, since the foundation of the world, have found themselves in a position environed...

How few, since the foundation of the world, have found themselves in a position environed...

Fulfill - you can far more than fulfill - the brightest anticipations of those who,...

Fulfill - you can far more than fulfill - the brightest anticipations of those who,...

It is within your power at this very moment not only to consumate an act...

It is within your power at this very moment not only to consumate an act...

The people are forbidden to give aid and comfort to rebels. What of a government...

The people are forbidden to give aid and comfort to rebels. What of a government...

We can constitutionally extirpate slavery at this time.

We can constitutionally extirpate slavery at this time.

And I hereby distinctly and emphatically declare that I consider myself, and earnestly desire to...

And I hereby distinctly and emphatically declare that I consider myself, and earnestly desire to...

In days when the public safety is imminently threatened, and the fate of a nation...

In days when the public safety is imminently threatened, and the fate of a nation...

If, amid the multitude of contending counsel, you have hesitated and doubted; if, when a...

If, amid the multitude of contending counsel, you have hesitated and doubted; if, when a...

It has always been a great wrong that these men and their families should be...

It has always been a great wrong that these men and their families should be...