John Wilkes Booth Quotes, Thoughts and Images

If the worst comes to the worst, gentlemen, I shall know what to do.

God simply made me the instrument of his punishment.

Our cause being almost lost, something decisive and great must be done.

Lincoln’s talking nigger citizenship!

Sic temper tyranis! The South is avenged!

That means negro citizenship … By God, that is the last speech he will ever make.

That means nigger citizenship!!!

The world may censure me for what I am about to do, but I am sure that posterity will justify me.

This county was formed for the white man, not for the black man.

Tell mother, tell mother, I died for my country... useless... useless.

I do not wish to shed a drop of blood, but ‘I must fight the course.’ Tis all that’s left to me.

I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.

I do not wish to shed a drop of blood, but 'I must fight the course.' Tis all that's left to me.