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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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...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

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...

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...

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...

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who...

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who...

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...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

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

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

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

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

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

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on...

If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on...

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms,...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms,...

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

In war, truth is the first casualty.