Abraham Lincoln ( 10 of 134 )
I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave
and half free.
I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave
and half free.
A man's reputation is what other people think of him; his character is what he really is.
A man's reputation is what other people think of him; his character is what he really is.
If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any clearly written constitutional right, it read more
If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any clearly written constitutional right, it might, in a moral point of view, justify revolution
Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes read more
Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the
free,--honorable alike in what we give and what read more
In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the
free,--honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve.
If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won't amount to anything. If the end read more
If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won't amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, then ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference.
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being read more
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.
It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar
Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar
