Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

The better part of ones life consists of his friendships.

The better part of ones life consists of his friendships.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am...

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am...

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

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.

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpent's eye, that charms to...

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpent's eye, that charms to...

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was...

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the...

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

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...

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...

Roger Ebert has had his right thumb trademarked. Now the police will actually have to...

Roger Ebert has had his right thumb trademarked. Now the police will actually have to...

A cement mixer collided with a prison van on the Kingston Pass. Motorists are asked...

A cement mixer collided with a prison van on the Kingston Pass. Motorists are asked...