The severest justice may not always be the best policy

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Justice Quotes

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No,...

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No,...

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,...

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

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...

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not...

With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not...

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...

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening...

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening...

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to...

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to...

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever...

Many a man has cherished for years as his hobby some vague shadow of an...

Many a man has cherished for years as his hobby some vague shadow of an...

We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have...

We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have...

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it,...

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it,...