It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while I remain President that if at the end I have lost every other Friend on earth I shall at least have one friend remaining and…

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

I dont know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

I dont know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.

The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.

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...

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he makes so many of them.

The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is why he makes so many of them.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

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...

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way...

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

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.

Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted... unbidden... it will...

Passion, it lies in all of us, sleeping... waiting... and though unwanted... unbidden... it will...

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done?...

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done?...