A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he who thinks in the upcoming elections.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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

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

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each...

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each...

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.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

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.

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...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...

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

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

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

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 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...

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 will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human...

My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

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...

The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when...

The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when...

You will always be right if you suspect that you are always wrong.

You will always be right if you suspect that you are always wrong.