Abraham Lincoln

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

You can fool some of the people some of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of 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,

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.

Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.