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Gold is good in its place, but living, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.

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Abraham Lincoln
Age: 56 †
Born: 1809
Born: February 12
Died: 1865
Died: April 15
16Th U.S. President
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We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
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And while it has not pleased the Almighty to bless us with a return of peace, we can but press on, guided by the best light He gives, trusting that in His own good time, and wise way, all will yet be well.
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To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.
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Take all that you can of this book upon reason, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man. (When a skeptic expressed surprise to see him reading a Bible)
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It is bad to be poor. I shall go to the wall for bread and meat, if I neglect my business this year as well as last.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.
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The power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposts.
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Weakness is what keeps driving us to God, by the overwhelming conviction that there just isn't anywhere else to go.
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A day spent helping no one but yourself is a day wasted.
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I know there is a God, and that He hates injustice and slavery. I see the storm coming, and I know that his hand is in it. If He has a place and work for me - and I think He has - I believe I am ready.
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Military necessity does not admit of cruelty - that is, the infliction of suffering for the sake of suffering or for revenge, . . . nor of torture to extort confessions.
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Law is nothing else but the best reason of wise men applied for ages to the transactions and business of mankind.
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I am in favor of a national bank...in favor of the internal improvements system and a high protective tariff.
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The fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the latest generation.
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We hope all danger may be overcome but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous.
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A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he who thinks in the upcoming elections.
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And whereas this House desires to obtain a full knowledge of all the facts which go to establish whether the particular spot of soil which the blood of our citizens was so shed was, or was not, our own soil.
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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.
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