There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, Truth is the daughter of Time.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

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...

There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say...

There is nothing true anywhere, The true is nowhere to be seen; If you say...

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far...

These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

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...

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 dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is...

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their...

If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their...

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.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Everybody likes a compliment.

Everybody likes a compliment.

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 strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working...

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...

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the...

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

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

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force shites upon Reason's Back.

Force shites upon Reason's Back.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.