Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God cannot retain it.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNIf there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it.
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All I have learned, I learned from books.
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Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.
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I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.
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Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
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The best way to predict your future is to create it.
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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.
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I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.
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The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
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Anybody will do for you, but not for me. I must have somebody.
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When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.
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You can’t make a weak man strong by making a strong man weak.
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Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.
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To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
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