The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. Abraham Lincoln on government
The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them. Abraham Lincoln on government
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts. Abraham Lincoln on great
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure. Abraham Lincoln on great
That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well. Abraham Lincoln on great
Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. Abraham Lincoln on great
The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use. Abraham Lincoln on great
In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong. Abraham Lincoln on great
It is rather for us here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion. Abraham Lincoln on great
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. Abraham Lincoln on happiness
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. Abraham Lincoln on history
I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause. Abraham Lincoln on hope
Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world. Abraham Lincoln on hope
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. Abraham Lincoln on hope
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth. Abraham Lincoln on hope
In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth. Abraham Lincoln on hope
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln on life
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. Abraham Lincoln on life
All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind. Abraham Lincoln on life
Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory. Abraham Lincoln on marriage