Abraham Lincoln ( 10 of 134 )
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree read more
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
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.
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg read more
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause read more
The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.
Knavery and flattery are blood relations.
Knavery and flattery are blood relations.
Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its read more
Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?
Any people anywhere being inclined and having the power have the right to rise up and shake off the existing read more
Any people anywhere being inclined and having the power have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and force a new one that suits them better.
We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic read more
We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
