Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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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...

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,...

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,...

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms,...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms,...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

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

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

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

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...

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government...

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way...

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way...

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

When you first get money, you buy all these things so no one thinks you're...

When you first get money, you buy all these things so no one thinks you're...

The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.

The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.

Enthusiasm is contagious. Be a carrier.

Enthusiasm is contagious. Be a carrier.

When life changes to be more difficult, change yourself to be stronger.

When life changes to be more difficult, change yourself to be stronger.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan,...

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan,...

If we spend our time with regrets over yesterday, and worries over what might happen...

If we spend our time with regrets over yesterday, and worries over what might happen...