As an individual who undertakes to live by borrowing, soon finds his original means devoured by interest, and next no one left to borrow from - so must it be with a new government.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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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 give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

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

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

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

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

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

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,...

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

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

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

Our civilization lacks humane feeling. We are humans who are insufficiently humane! We must realize...

Our civilization lacks humane feeling. We are humans who are insufficiently humane! We must realize...

It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the...

It is natural for every man uninstructed to murmur at his condition, because, in the...

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

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

There are times when silence has the loudest voice

There are times when silence has the loudest voice