I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it.
Abraham LincolnI could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground.
Abraham LincolnIf 600,000 people have to die in order for the nation to live, then 600,000 people will die.
Abraham LincolnNowhere in the world is presented a government of so much liberty and equality. To the humblest and poorest amongst us are held out the highest privileges and positions. The present moment finds me at the White House, yet there is as good a chance for your children as there was for my father's.
Abraham Lincoln