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 have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this...

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this...

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 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...

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do...

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

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.

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

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...

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

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

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

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

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

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.

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is...

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is...

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...

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not...

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not...