I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms,...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms,...

Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage...

Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage...

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him...

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him...

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...

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,...

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

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

The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust

The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

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

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

God must love the common man, he made so many of them.

God must love the common man, he made so many of them.

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...

Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.

Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

The better part of ones life consists of his friendships.

The better part of ones life consists of his friendships.

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,...

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...

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...

How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays...

How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays...

In seperateness lies the world's great misery, in compassion lies the world's true strength.

In seperateness lies the world's great misery, in compassion lies the world's true strength.

Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn -...

Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn -...