The Lord prefers common-looking people. That is the reason he makes so many of them.Abraham Lincoln
Deception and Fraud
You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all the time.Abraham Lincoln
Democracy
. . . government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.Abraham Lincoln
Democracy
Among free men there can be no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet.Abraham Lincoln
Freedom and Liberty
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.Abraham Lincoln
Government
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.Abraham Lincoln
Possessions and Property
Property is the fruit of labor—property is desirable—is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.Abraham Lincoln
The Economy
Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.Abraham Lincoln
The People
Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any better or equal hope in the world?Abraham Lincoln
Victory and Defeat
. . . like that boy in Kentucky, who stubbed his toe while running to see his sweetheart. The boy said he was too big to cry, and far too badly hurt to laugh.Abraham Lincoln
