Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Citizenship Quotes, History Quotes

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...

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward...

I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward...

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 don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

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

We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued. The slaves were undeniably a element...

We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued. The slaves were undeniably a element...

There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of government policy,...

There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of government policy,...

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...

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

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

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...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

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...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

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 severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

I never promised you a rose garden. I never promised you perfect justice.

I never promised you a rose garden. I never promised you perfect justice.

Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned

Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned