Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

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...

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

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.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people...

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people...

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the...

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the...

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...

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it...

The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it...

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in...

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in...