If all men were just, there still would be some, though not so much, need of government.
Abraham LincolnI hold, that in contemplation of universal law, and of the Constitution, the Union of these States is perpetual.
Abraham LincolnUpon this subject, the habits of our whole species fall into three great classes--useful labour, useless labour and idleness. Of these the first only is meritorious; and to it all the products of labour rightfully belong; but the two latter, while they exist, are heavy pensioners upon the first, robbing it of a large portion of it's just rights. The only remedy for this is to, as far as possible, drive useless labour and idleness out of existence.
Abraham Lincoln