I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races - I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or…

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me...

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me...

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

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...

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance...

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

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 better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of 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...

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 assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.

Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.

If we have freedom, we have life. Therefore to live, we must love our fellow...

If we have freedom, we have life. Therefore to live, we must love our fellow...

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand...

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand...