Abraham Lincoln

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted read more

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes read more

Worse than traitors in arms are the men who pretend loyalty to the flag, feast and fatten on the misfortunes of the Nation while patriotic blood is crimsoning the plains of the South and their countrymen moldering the dust.

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No, calling a tail a leg read more

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No, calling a tail a leg don't make it a leg.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

I am not concerned that you have fallen / I am concerned that you arise.

I am not concerned that you have fallen / I am concerned that you arise.