The assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain, and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, Truth...

There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, Truth...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their...

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their...

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...