- [referring to Abraham Lincoln's speech]
- Ferdinand Maret: He has given us our case, Captain! He has given us all we need. I can taste the victory! I can taste it!
- Captain Grey Holden: Yeah? Yeah, whose? His or ours?
- [last lines]
- Abraham Lincoln: Captain, I'm coming on board as a passenger. Do you mind if I ride home with you two gentlemen?
- Captain Grey Holden: Welcome to the Enterprise, Mr. Lincoln.
- Abraham Lincoln: Permit me to say, Captain, you put up a very good fight.
- Bill Blake: We haven't given up that fight yet, Mr. Lincoln...
- Captain Grey Holden: No, no, no. That bridge is here to stay. You know, you might have spoke up for progress, Mr. Lincoln, but you didn't make yourself so popular along the river.
- Abraham Lincoln: I'd be lyin' if I didn't say I was sorry about that, Captain Holden, but that's the trouble with progress - someone's always gettin' hurt by it one way or another.
- Captain Grey Holden: [to his crew] All right, cast off lines!