These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is...

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

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

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

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am...

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am...

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...

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...

Public opinion in this country is everything.

Public opinion in this country is everything.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

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...

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...

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

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

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people

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...

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the...

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the...

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

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,...

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...