Men live by intervals of reason under the sovereignty of humor and passion.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.
When I do good I feel good. When I do bad I feel bad. That's my religion.
In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of...
Surely God would not have created such a being as man with an ability to...
With Malice toward none with charity for all with firmness in the right as...
Sir my concern is not whether God is on our side my greatest concern is to...
The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in...
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
Lets have faith that right makes might and in that faith let us to the end...
My great concern is not whether you have failed but whether you are content...
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
These men ask for just the same thing fairness and fairness only. This so...
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a...
If I were to try to read much less answer all the attacks made on me this...
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you...
If there is anything that a man can do well I say let him do it. Give him a...
The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips...
When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away...
The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free - honorable...
I want it said of me by those who knew me best that I always plucked a...
I never had a policy I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.
The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.
Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord...
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as...
The things I want to know are in books my best friend is the man who'll get...
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
I do the very best I know how - the very best I can and I mean to keep on...
The highest art is always the most religious and the greatest artist is...
