Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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...

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me...

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me...

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

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

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

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

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

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

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be...

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be...

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued. The slaves were undeniably a element...

We must free the slaves or be ourselves subdued. The slaves were undeniably a element...

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life...

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life...

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...

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...

If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any...

If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any...

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.

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then...

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then...

Enemies' promises were made to be broken

Enemies' promises were made to be broken