The severest justice may not always be the best policy

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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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...

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 regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

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

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

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.

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.

The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of...

The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of...

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

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...

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers, is that...

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers, is that...

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord...

Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord...

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,...

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 do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to...

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...

Nothing positive comes from being negative all the time. Change your attitude!

Nothing positive comes from being negative all the time. Change your attitude!

One loses many laughs by not laughing at oneself.

One loses many laughs by not laughing at oneself.

It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of...

It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of...

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others,...

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others,...

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the...

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the...

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have...

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have...

An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist...

An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist...

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...

A problem well-stated is a problem half-solved.

A problem well-stated is a problem half-solved.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...