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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Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,...

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,...

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

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...

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...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

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...

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could...

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect...

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect...

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always...

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always...

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is...

It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

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

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

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...

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new...

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new...

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

From such beginnings of governments, what could be expected, but a continual system of war...

From such beginnings of governments, what could be expected, but a continual system of war...

Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country.

Government in the U.S. today is a senior partner in every business in the country.

From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he...

From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he...