Abraham Lincoln

To remain as I am is impossible; I must die or be better, it appears to me.

Abraham Lincoln

To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as nearly as possible, is a worthy object of any good government.

Abraham Lincoln

To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards of men.

Abraham Lincoln

Towering genius distains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

Abraham Lincoln

True patriotism is better than the wrong kind of piety.

Abraham Lincoln

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.

Abraham Lincoln

Understanding the spirit of our institutions to aim at the elevation of men, I am opposed to whatever tends to degrade them.

Abraham Lincoln

Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in.

Abraham Lincoln

Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged.

Abraham Lincoln

War at the best, is terrible, and this war of ours, in its magnitude and in its duration, is one of the most terrible.

Abraham Lincoln