The severest justice may not always be the best policy

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Justice Quotes

Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage...

Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

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 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...

The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could...

The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

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...

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,...

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...

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and...

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and...

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...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a...

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.

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not,...

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not,...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four....

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four....

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the...

American youth tend to have tattoos now. The demographic is changing. If a kid is...

American youth tend to have tattoos now. The demographic is changing. If a kid is...

You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads...

You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads...