Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Society Quotes

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

The assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting...

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to...

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to...

God must love the common man, he made so many of them.

God must love the common man, he made so many of them.

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...

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

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 leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God...

With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God...

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I...

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I...

I've not only pursued the American dream, I've achieved it. I suppose we could say...

I've not only pursued the American dream, I've achieved it. I suppose we could say...

Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly...

Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly...