Abraham Lincoln Quotes - Page 4

Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth

I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the people. Nothing but the very sternest necessity can ever justify it. A government had better go to the very extreme of toleration, than to do aught that could be construed into an interference with, or to jeopardize in any degree, the common rights of its citizens.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

If frienship is your weakest point then you are the strongest person in the world.

If Friendship is your weakest point, you are the strongest person in the world.

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

In this age, in this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed. Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes, or pronounces judicial decisions.

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.