"I desire to see the time when..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln

“Upon this subject, the habits of our whole species fall into three great classes--useful labour, useless labour and idleness. Of these the first only is meritorious; and to it all the products of labour rightfully belong; but the two latter, while they exist, are heavy pensioners upon the first, robbing it of a large portion of it's just rights. The only remedy for this is to, as far as possible, drive useless labour and idleness out of existence.”

“Legislation and adjudication must follow, and conform to, the progress of society.”

“No duty is more imperative for the government than the duty it ;owes the people to furnish them with a sound and uniform currency, an of regulating the circulation of the medium of exchange so that labor will be protected from a vicious currency [private bank-created, interest-bearing debt], and commerce will be facilitated by cheap and safe exchanges.”

“Our children should not be so taught as to despise labour.”

“The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.”

“I believe technology will continue to become more affordable and more people will have the chance to use it. This will help more people get medical care and a good education.”

“Love ever your neighbour as yourselves - but first be such as love themselves.”

“There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good action.”

“To disbelieve in marriage is easy: to love a married woman is easy; but to betray a comrade, to be disloyal to a host, to break the covenant of bread and salt, is impossible.”