"...When I first read Stanton’s requests to Lincoln asking for broad powers, I accepted his information control as a necessary evil. Lincoln was fighting for a cause of the utmost importance in the face of enormous challenges. The benefits of information monitoring, censorship and extrajudicial tactics, though disturbing, were arguably worth their price."

"Mr President, I served with Abe Lincoln. I knew Abe Lincoln. Abe Lincoln was a friend of mine. Mr President, you're no Abe Lincoln." (Prolonged shouts and applause.)