The good old maxims of the Bible are applicable, and truly applicable to human affairs, and in this as in other things, we may say here that he who is not for us is against us; he would gathereth not with us scattereth.
Abraham LincolnAn inspection of the Constitution will show that the right of property in a slave in not "distinctly and expressly affirmed" in it.
Abraham LincolnQuarrel not at all. No man resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention.
Abraham LincolnI hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
Abraham Lincoln