Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Adversity does not make us frail; it only shows us how frail we are.

Whatever spiteful fools may say, Each jealous ranting yelper, No woman ever went astray, Without a man to help her

The US patent system adds the fuel of interest to the fire of genius in the discovery and production of new and useful things

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.

When I lay down the reins of this administration, I want to have one friend left. And that friend is myself.