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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My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

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...

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,...

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the...

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be...

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be...

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.

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people...

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people...

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...

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly...

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

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

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

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

As an individual who undertakes to live by borrowing, soon finds his original means devoured...

As an individual who undertakes to live by borrowing, soon finds his original means devoured...

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails...

A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails...

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

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

This is an impressive crowd: the Have's and Have-more's. Some people call you the elites....

This is an impressive crowd: the Have's and Have-more's. Some people call you the elites....