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 LincolnMust a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?
Abraham LincolnThe time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.
Abraham LincolnMy father taught me to work, but not to love it. I never did like to work, and I don't deny it. I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh -- anything but work.
Abraham Lincoln