Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right…

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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These office-seekers are a curse to the country; no sooner was my election certain, than...

These office-seekers are a curse to the country; no sooner was my election certain, than...

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...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

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

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

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the...

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the...

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

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...

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for 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...

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.

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

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...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

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

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

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a...

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a...

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man...

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man...

No-one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend

No-one is completely unhappy at the failure of his best friend

Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their friendship; and when...

Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their friendship; and when...