It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the liberties of its people, can be strong enough to maintain its existence in great emergencies.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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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...

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God...

With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord...

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord...

There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say...

There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say...

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

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...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.

So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.

Public opinion in this country is everything.

Public opinion in this country is everything.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. Thats...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. Thats...

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...

Everybody likes a compliment.

Everybody likes a compliment.