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 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......

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

Some day I shall be President.

Some day I shall be President.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

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...

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...

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

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

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's...

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......

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

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 leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am...

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am...

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

When I talk about my own achievements, know I worked hard and it was and...

When I talk about my own achievements, know I worked hard and it was and...

The way to be nothing is to do nothing.

The way to be nothing is to do nothing.

It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to...

It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to...