Abraham Lincoln ( 10 of 134 )
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?
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.
What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried
What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried
Folks who have no vices have plaguey few virtues.
Folks who have no vices have plaguey few virtues.
Let us have faith that Right makes Might, and in that faith let
us to the end dare to read more
Let us have faith that Right makes Might, and in that faith let
us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.
The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
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.
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.
Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to speak out and remove all doubt.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool then to speak out and remove all doubt.