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

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Government Quotes, Human Rights Quotes

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.

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some...

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

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

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

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...

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

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

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...

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me...

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me...

A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with...

A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with...

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

Some day I shall be President.

Some day I shall be President.

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

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

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the...

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the...

I see America through the eyes of a victim. I dont see any American dream....

I see America through the eyes of a victim. I dont see any American dream....

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

Our civilization lacks humane feeling. We are humans who are insufficiently humane! We must realize...

Our civilization lacks humane feeling. We are humans who are insufficiently humane! We must realize...

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

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

We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence

We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence