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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Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord...

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Public opinion in this country is everything.

Public opinion in this country is everything.

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

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.

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not...

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not...