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

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

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,...

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...

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man...

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man...

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

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...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

Whatever you are, be a good one.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

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...

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves.

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...

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.

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...

A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade.

A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade.

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the...

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...

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...