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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I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I...

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I...

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.

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

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

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

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...

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him...

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him...

Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail

Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail

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...

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end......

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end......

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

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

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

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Die when I may, I want it said by those who knew me best that...

Die when I may, I want it said by those who knew me best that...