Yes, sir——
Lincoln
[Softly.]
And don't forget that no man or woman can be turned from that door, who comes here to ask for the saving of a human life——
[Pauses.]
There's a firing squad shooting a boy down in Virginia this morning——!
[Shakes his head.]
I hope I didn't do wrong to let them. Somehow I could not find an excuse to save him——
[Sighs.]
The Generals are all after me about my pardons——