Abraham Lincoln

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.

In this and like communities, public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed.

In this and like communities, public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed.

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to read more

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere to go. My read more

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.