The severest justice may not always be the best policy

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

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...

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.

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

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...

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him...

Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him...

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.

People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.

So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.

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...

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

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

On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light...

On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light...

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best...

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best...