Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

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 am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance...

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

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...

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...

My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human...

My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human...

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

When I first started here, I was sitting in the ditch thinking, `What the heck...

When I first started here, I was sitting in the ditch thinking, `What the heck...

Popularity is not leadership.

Popularity is not leadership.