I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

These office-seekers are a curse to the country; no sooner was my election certain, than...

These office-seekers are a curse to the country; no sooner was my election certain, than...

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...

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.

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end......

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end......

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

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...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

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

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

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 destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

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,...

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

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

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

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....