More Quotes by Abraham Lincoln
We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.
You must remember that some things legally right are not morally right.
I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country... corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.
If you have never failed you have never lived.
Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.
It is a sin to be silent when it is your duty to protest.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out.
