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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The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

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.

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

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...

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpents eye, that charms to...

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpents eye, that charms to...

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.

As an individual who undertakes to live by borrowing, soon finds his original means devoured...

As an individual who undertakes to live by borrowing, soon finds his original means devoured...

The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd...

The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd...

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...

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 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...

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is...

It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is...

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

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.

To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.

To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.

The first five best quotes or thoughts that a person has got truly into his...

The first five best quotes or thoughts that a person has got truly into his...

Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You've taught me that...

Before I knew you, I thought brave was not being afraid. You've taught me that...