As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

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...

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this...

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this...

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I...

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I...

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.

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.

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 people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.

The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.

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...

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the...

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

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...

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

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

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on...

If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on...

The better part of ones life consists of his friendships.

The better part of ones life consists of his friendships.

The making of friends, who are real friends, is the best token we have of...

The making of friends, who are real friends, is the best token we have of...

There is magic in the memory of schoolboy friendships; it softens the heart, and even...

There is magic in the memory of schoolboy friendships; it softens the heart, and even...