Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who...

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who...

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...

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt...

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

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

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

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people...

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people...

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men.

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men.

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 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...

The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said...

The ultimate touchstone of constitutionality is the Constitution itself and not what we have said...

Control your time. If you're working off your in-box, you're working off the priorities of...

Control your time. If you're working off your in-box, you're working off the priorities of...

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far...

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimely interchange of power stretched too far...

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and...

Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by anybody to the country and...