The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

These office-seekers are a curse to the country; no sooner was my election certain, than...

These office-seekers are a curse to the country; no sooner was my election certain, than...

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpents eye, that charms to...

Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpents eye, that charms to...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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,...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to...

Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood

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...

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way...

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

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 severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can ... As a peace-maker the...

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in...

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in...

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.