The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln-VOL. V (Chap. 4.18) lyrics
by Abraham Lincoln
Address At Utica, New York,
February 18, 1860
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:—I have no speech to make to you; and no time to speak in. I appear before you that I may see you, and that you may see me; and I am willing to admit that so far as the ladies are concerned I have the best of the bargain, though I wish it to be understood that I do not make the same acknowledgment concerning the men.