With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me...

I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This...

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a horse have? Four,...

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a horse have? Four,...

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

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

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,...

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he...

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.

The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.

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.

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

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

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

And in the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the...

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.

There is nothing wrong with a woman welcoming all men's advances as long as they...

There is nothing wrong with a woman welcoming all men's advances as long as they...

It is the woman who chooses the man who will choose her.

It is the woman who chooses the man who will choose her.