The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No,...

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No,...

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,...

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak...

Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak...

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any...

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt...

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt...

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...

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new...

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new...

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord...

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord...

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...

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall...

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what...

Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what...

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

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