We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.
Abraham LincolnThe demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking the blood of genius and of generosity.
Abraham LincolnCling to liberty and right; battle fro them; leed for them; die for them, if need be; and have confidence in God.
Abraham LincolnOur political problem now is, "Can we as a nation continue together permanently - forever - half slave and half free?"
Abraham LincolnNo duty is more imperative for the government than the duty it ;owes the people to furnish them with a sound and uniform currency, an of regulating the circulation of the medium of exchange so that labor will be protected from a vicious currency [private bank-created, interest-bearing debt], and commerce will be facilitated by cheap and safe exchanges.
Abraham Lincoln