![]() ![]() Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.Īdhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally. Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country and never to tolerate their violation by others. What I want is to get done what the people desire to have done, and the question for me is how to find that out exactly. I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. Democracy will rise superior to the money power. Money will cease to be master and become the servant of humanity. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters. This expresses my idea of democracy.Įlections belong to the people. No man is good enough to govern another man without the other’s consent.Īs I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. ![]() 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. Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves. Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature cannot be changed. No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar. I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help. I do the very best I know how - the very best I can and I mean to keep on doing so until the end. Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves. ![]() Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing. I would rather be a little nobody, then to be an evil somebody.Ĭharacter is like a tree and reputation its shadow. My concern is not whether God is on our side my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right. That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well. The best way to predict your future is to create it. I am a slow walker, but I never walk back. When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it. ![]()
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