Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God cannot retain it.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNNo man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.
More Abraham Lincoln Quotes
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Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself.
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If 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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No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.
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Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.
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If frienship is your weakest point then you are the strongest person in the world.
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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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I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.
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It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
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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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I am not concerned that you have fallen — I am concerned that you arise.
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Force is all conquering, but it’s victories are short lived.
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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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Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
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