Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt...

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt...

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...

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

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...

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

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

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...

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

Public opinion in this country is everything.

Public opinion in this country is everything.

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

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

When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each...

When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each...

The best way to solve any problem is to remove its cause.

The best way to solve any problem is to remove its cause.

People who keep dogs are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves.

People who keep dogs are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves.

To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.

To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.

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

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

When you're comfortable with someone you love, the silence is the best. And, that's how...

When you're comfortable with someone you love, the silence is the best. And, that's how...