No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not...

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not...

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

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

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 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...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my...

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my...

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

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

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

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...

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

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms,...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms,...

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

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

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far...

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

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...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.

The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...