I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts. Abraham Lincoln
Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government. Abraham Lincoln
Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.- Abraham Lincoln
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.- Abraham Lincoln
This struggle and scramble for office, for a way to live without work, will finally test the strength of our institutions.- Abraham Lincoln
The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.- Abraham Lincoln
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.- Abraham Lincoln
| … to the support of the Constitution and Laws, let every American pledge his life, his property, and his sacred honor. – Abraham Lincoln |
In all that the people can individually do as well for themselves, government ought not to interfere. Abraham Lincoln
