[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.

[Abraham Lincoln]

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

[Abraham Lincoln]

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

[Abraham Lincoln]

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

[Abraham Lincoln]

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

[Abraham Lincoln]

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it’s best to let him run.

[Abraham Lincoln]

I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.

[Abraham Lincoln]

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

[Abraham Lincoln]

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

[Abraham Lincoln]

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

[Abraham Lincoln]

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

[Abraham Lincoln]

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

[Abraham Lincoln]

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

[Abraham Lincoln]

Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be

[Abraham Lincoln]

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

Abraham Lincoln