He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence was about to be pronounced pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Justice Quotes, Memory Quotes

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

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,...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

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

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

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government...

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

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...

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...

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.