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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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

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...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time...

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...

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

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.

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,...

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government...

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government...

The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd...

The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd...

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far...

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far...

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers, is that...

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers, is that...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

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...

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 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......

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

Believe that with your feelings and your work you are taking part in the greatest;...

Believe that with your feelings and your work you are taking part in the greatest;...

One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best...

One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best...

Today is better than yesterday and if we all do good now then it's the...

Today is better than yesterday and if we all do good now then it's the...

Wisdom begins at the end.

Wisdom begins at the end.

Yesterday is but today's memory, tomorrow is today's dream

Yesterday is but today's memory, tomorrow is today's dream