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

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

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

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...

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

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...

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

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

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

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

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

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

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,...

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could...

The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could...

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the...

If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the...