No policy that does not rest upon some philosophical public opinion can be permanently maintained.
Abraham LincolnI have never studied the art of paying compliments to women; but I must say that if all that has been said by orators and poets since the creation of the world in praise of women were applied to the women of America, it would not do them justice for their conduct during this war.
Abraham LincolnI am busily engaged in the study of the Bible. I believe it is God's word because it finds me where I am.
Abraham Lincoln