Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

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

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

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...

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say...

There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say...

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him...

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him...

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...

Die when I may, I want it said by those who knew me best that...

Die when I may, I want it said by those who knew me best that...

My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few...

My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few...

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.

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

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

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way...

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way...

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

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

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance...

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance...

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new...

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new...

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.

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

We're all so clogged with dead ideas passed from generation to generation that even the...

We're all so clogged with dead ideas passed from generation to generation that even the...

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on...

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on...