Abraham Lincoln

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

What I do say is that no man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

What I do say is that no man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but read more

You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality read more

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races - I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office,