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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Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms,...

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms,...

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,...

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...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the Offended power, to confess our national...

It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the Offended power, to confess our national...

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

All that I am or hope to be I owe to my angel mother. I...

All that I am or hope to be I owe to my angel mother. I...

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.

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,...

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

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

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

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

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

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

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...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...