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

Topics: Constitution Quotes, Equality Quotes, Mankind Quotes

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

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

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...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

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 shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd...

The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade.

A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade.

In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God....

In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God....

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

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

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...

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...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

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,...