It is the eternal struggle between these two principles - right and wrong. They are the two principles that have stood face to face from the beginning of time and will ever continue to struggle. It is the same spirit that says, "You work and toil and earn bread, and I'll eat it."
Abraham LincolnFew can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity - Posterity has done nothing for us
Abraham LincolnI have never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence.
Abraham LincolnThe only assurance of our nation's safety is to lay our foundation in morality and religion.
Abraham Lincoln