Tag: Abraham Lincoln
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No man is good enough to govern another man without the other’s consent.
Abraham Lincoln
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
Abraham Lincoln
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The point – the power to hurt – of all figures lies in the truthfulness of their application.
Abraham Lincoln
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Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap – let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges; let it be written in primers, spelling books, and in almanacs; let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in courts of justice.
Abraham Lincoln
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Standing as I do, with my hand upon this staff, and under the folds of the American flag, I ask you to stand by me so long as I stand by it.
Abraham Lincoln
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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
Abraham Lincoln
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He who molds the public sentiment… makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.
Abraham Lincoln
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I understand a ship to be made for the carrying and preservation of the cargo, and so long as the ship can be saved, with the cargo, it should never be abandoned. This Union likewise should never be abandoned unless it fails and the possibility of its preservation shall cease to exist, without throwing passengers and cargo overboard.
Abraham Lincoln
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Why was the amendment, expressly declaring the right of the people to exclude slavery, voted down? Plainly enough now, the adoption of it would have spoiled the niche for the Dred Scott decision.
Abraham Lincoln
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Avoid popularity if you would have peace.
Abraham Lincoln