As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNThe man who murdered his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.
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Achievement has no color.
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The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
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I am not concerned that you have fallen — I am concerned that you arise.
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I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.
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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
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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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Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.
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A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.
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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.
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You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.
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The man who murdered his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.
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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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