Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God...

With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

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 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...

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be...

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be...

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...

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 can make more generals, but horses cost money.

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with...

A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations, and always changing easily with...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few...

My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few...

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...

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...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice...

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice...

If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be...

If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be...

A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they...

A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they...