I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

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...

The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of...

The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of...

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...

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always...

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always...

Everybody likes a compliment.

Everybody likes a compliment.

Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe...

Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

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...

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...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

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.

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

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...

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

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

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...

Quality, quality, quality: never waver from it, even when you don't see how you can...

Quality, quality, quality: never waver from it, even when you don't see how you can...

I feel very strongly that you can't just beat people up anymore; you have to...

I feel very strongly that you can't just beat people up anymore; you have to...

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force,...

Great men are they who see that the spiritual is stronger than any material force,...