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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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...

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

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...

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...

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

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...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother.

All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother.

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

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...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man...

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in...

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in...