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

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The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could...

The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could...

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

The love of property and consciousness of right and wrong have conflicting places in our...

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...

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

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

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

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

So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.

So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is...

It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable...

Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable...

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to...

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to...

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.