Occupation: 16th U.S. President Birth: February 12, 1809 Death: April 15, 1865
I do not deny the possibility that the people may err in an election; but if they do, the true [cure] is in the next election, and not in the treache….
All I ask for the negro is that if you do not like him, let him alone. If God gave him but little, that little let him enjoy..
You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to ….
A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have..
Don't be fooled. I kept all my workout clothes in that top hat..
I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire for themselves, and secondly thos….
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow..
May the Almighty grant that the cause of truth, justice, and humanity, shall in no wise suffer at my hands..
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer..
The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether..
I freely acknowledge myself the servant of the people, according to the bond of service - the United States Constitution; and that, as such, I am res….
I say 'try'; if we never try, we shall never succeed..
Education does not mean teaching people what they do not know. It means teaching them to behave as they do not behave..
There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one. There is involved in this struggle the question whether your children and my ch….
All that serves labor serves the Nation. All ^ that harms labor is treason to America. No line can be drawn between these two. If any man tells you h….
Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults..
The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for allcommanders..
The trouble with Hooker is that he's got his headquarters where his hindquarters aught to be..
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all..
Whether you look for the good or look for the bad in a person, you'll find it." A. Lincoln.
Don’t criticize them; they are just what we would be under similar circumstances..