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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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...

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...

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me...

I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

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

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...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

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

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who...

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who...

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.

That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government...

That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government...

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...

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his arent very new...

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his arent very new...

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and...

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and...

It would presently be his task to take the bandage from this young woman's eyes,...

It would presently be his task to take the bandage from this young woman's eyes,...

It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is...

It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is...