The assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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,...

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

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

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpent's eye, that charms to...

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpent's eye, that charms to...

The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust

The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could...

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could...

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

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not,...

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not,...

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,...

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 destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

''A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gal.'' So with men....

''A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gal.'' So with men....

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

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

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

I'm afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of...

I'm afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of...

Art knows no limit, and the artists will never achieve perfection.

Art knows no limit, and the artists will never achieve perfection.

No sooner had Jesus knocked over the dragon of superstition than Paul boldly set it...

No sooner had Jesus knocked over the dragon of superstition than Paul boldly set it...