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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Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does...

Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

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...

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men.

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt...

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt...

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do...

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come.

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...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Theres photoshop, auto tune, & plastic surgery. Too bad theres nothing for your ugly personality.

Theres photoshop, auto tune, & plastic surgery. Too bad theres nothing for your ugly personality.

What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but...

What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but...

I'm a passionate believer in the inherent creativity possessed by all people and our inherent...

I'm a passionate believer in the inherent creativity possessed by all people and our inherent...

The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the...

The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the...

Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But...

Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But...

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions...

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions...

Someone has to die so that President Nixon won't be, and these are his words,...

Someone has to die so that President Nixon won't be, and these are his words,...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder...

Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder...

I don't want to live. I want to love first, and live incidentally.

I don't want to live. I want to love first, and live incidentally.