Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God cannot retain it.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNNearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren’t very new after all.
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A tendancy to melancholy – let it be observed, is a misfortune, not a fault.
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Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
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Nothing will divert me from my purpose.
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Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.
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Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself.
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I care not for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
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I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.
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I am not concerned that you have fallen — I am concerned that you arise.
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I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.
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Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
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