Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
As we keep or break the Sabbath Day we nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope by which man rises. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
We know, Southern men declare that their slaves are better off than hired laborers amongst us. How little they know, whereof they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The man does not live who is more devoted to peace than I am. None who would do more to preserve it. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
There is no greater injustice than to wring your profits from the sweat of another man's brow. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I agree with you, Mr. Chairman, that the working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Woe unto the world because of offenses; for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Again I admonish you not to be turned from your stern purpose of defending your beloved country and its free institutions by… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I am a patient man--always willing to forgive on the Christian terms of repentance, and also to give ample time for repentance.… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I am absent altogether too much to be a suitable instructor for a law-student. When a man has reached the age that… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
When we were the political slaves of King George, and wanted to be free, we called the maxim that "all men are… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Let every man remember that to violate the law, is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I am approached with the most opposite opinions and advice, and that by religious men, who are equally certain that they represent… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The land, the earth God gave to man for his home ... should never be the possession of any man, corporation, (or)… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I hold the value of life is to improve one's condition. Whatever is calculated to advance the condition of the honest, struggling… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I believe that every individual is naturally entitled to do as he pleases with himself and the fruits of his labor, so… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
You must think I am a high-priced man.... Fifteen dollars is enough for the job. I send you a receipt for fifteen… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
When I go hear a man speak, I like to hear him speak like he's fighting a swarm of bees. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
No man has a right to judge Andrew Johnson in any respect who has not suffered as much and done as much… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then [these?],… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
While the people retain their virtue and vigilance, no administration, by any extreme of wickedness or folly, can very seriously injure the government in… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
If you wish to be a lawyer, attach no consequence to the place you are in, or the person you are with; but get… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
As we keep or break the Sabbath Day we nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope by which man rises. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
We know, Southern men declare that their slaves are better off than hired laborers amongst us. How little they know, whereof they speak! There… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I am glad to see that a system of labor prevails under which laborers can strike when they want to. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
