Abraham Lincoln Quotes, Government Quotes, People Quotes

The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done, but can not do at all, or can not so well do, for themselves – in their separate, and individual capacities.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Government Quotes , People Quotes

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Organization Quotes , Civil War Quotes

The world is agreed that labor is the source from which human wants are mainly supplied. There is no dispute upon this point.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Work Quotes , World Quotes

It has been said of the world's history hitherto that might makes right. It is for us and for our time to reverse the maxim, and to say that right makes might.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , World Quotes

I never tire of reading Tom Paine.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Reading Quotes , Tire Quotes

Now, I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political evil, having due regard for its actual existence amongst us and the difficulties of getting rid of it in any satisfactory way, and to all the constitutional obligations which have been thrown about it; but, nevertheless, desire a policy that looks to the prevention of it as a wrong, and looks hopefully to the time when as a wrong it may come to an end.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Country Quotes , Class Quotes

When I left Springfield [to become President] I asked the people to pray for me. I was not a Christian. When I buried my son, the severest trial of my life, I was not a Christian. But when I went to Gettysburg and saw the graves of thousands of our soldiers, I then and there consecrated myself to Christ.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Christian Quotes , Son Quotes

I'm a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Inspirational Quotes , Friendship Quotes

The person who is incapable of making a mistake, is incapable of anything.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Mistake Quotes , Making Mistakes Quotes

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

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Men Quotes , Cynical Quotes

You know you've reached middle age when all you exercise is caution

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Exercise Quotes , Age Quotes

Nothing will divert me from my purpose.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes

While the people retain their virtue and vigilance, no administration, by any extreme of wickedness or folly, can very seriously injure the government in the short space of four years.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Government Quotes , Years Quotes

To say a sheep has 5 legs doesn't make it so.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Sheep Quotes

Adversity does not make us frail; it only shows us how frail we are.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Adversity Quotes , Doe Quotes

Talk to the jury as though your client's fate depends on every word you utter.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Fate Quotes , Clients Quotes

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Dream Quotes , Hope Quotes

The severest justice may not always be the best policy

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Justice Quotes , May Quotes

When I got him out he was near froze solid and shivering. He was shaking so hard that I wasted half a glass of whiskey trying to aim it for his mouth. Must have got enough of it into him, though, since it did seem to bring him back to life.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , Friendship Quotes , Dog Quotes

I am not in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office.

5 years ago

Message Copied

Tags : Abraham Lincoln Quotes , War Quotes , Office Quotes