What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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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,...

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

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...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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...

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance...

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance...

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

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

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

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

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...

In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God....

In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God....

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

How little do we know that which we are! How less what we may be!

How little do we know that which we are! How less what we may be!

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.

Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.