This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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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...

So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.

So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.

I dont know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

I dont know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

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.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

It has long been a grave question whether any government, not too strong for the...

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...

As an individual who undertakes to live by borrowing, soon finds his original means devoured...

As an individual who undertakes to live by borrowing, soon finds his original means devoured...

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...

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I...

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

The power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy and possess the property...

The power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy and possess the property...

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...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform...

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail,...

Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail,...

Good name in man and woman is the immediate jewel of their souls.

Good name in man and woman is the immediate jewel of their souls.