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

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

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. Thats...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. Thats...

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...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.

Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

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...

We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued. The slaves were undeniably a element...

We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued. The slaves were undeniably a element...

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the Offended power, to confess our national...

It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the Offended power, to confess our national...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

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...

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

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 promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

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

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

Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

For one man who thanks God that he is not as other men there are...

For one man who thanks God that he is not as other men there are...