Abraham Lincoln ( 10 of 134 )
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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.
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.
Suspicions which may be unjust need not be stated.
Suspicions which may be unjust need not be stated.
Knavery and flattery are blood relations.
Knavery and flattery are blood relations.
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.
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.
Treat your friend as if he will one day be your enemy, and your enemy as if he will one read more
Treat your friend as if he will one day be your enemy, and your enemy as if he will one day be your friend
