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

Topics: Government Quotes

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

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

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

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the...

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the...

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God....

In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God....

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...

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...

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

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...

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...

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...

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

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...

The better part of ones life consists of his friendships.

The better part of ones life consists of his friendships.

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.