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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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...

The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust

The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust

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...

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening...

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

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...

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

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

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...

The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of...

The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of...

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,...

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 you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to...

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to...

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...

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

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.

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...

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my...

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my...