You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in...

It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the Offended power, to confess our national...

It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the Offended power, to confess our national...

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying...

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

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...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to...

These office-seekers are a curse to the country; no sooner was my election certain, than...

These office-seekers are a curse to the country; no sooner was my election certain, than...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.