"Should my administration prove to be a..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln
Should my administration prove to be a very wicked one...or a very foolish one, if you, the people, are true to yourselves and the Constitution, there is little harm I can do, thank God.
More by Abraham Lincoln
“Oh, yes; you Virginians shed barrels of perspiration while standing off at a distance and superintending the work your slaves do for you. It is different with us. Here it is every fellow for himself, or he doesn't get there.”
“Standing as I do, with my hand upon this staff, and under the folds of the American flag, I ask you to stand by me so long as I stand by it.”
“I could write shorter sermons but when I get started I'm too lazy to stop”
More on Government
“It is in the interest of the wage-earner to have many other alternatives open to him than service under one all-powerful employer called the State”
“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size.”
“Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion.”
More on Accountability
“I won't raise taxes, because I do not want to punish the people for the politicians' mistakes.”
“No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.”
“Keep the boss aware. Bosses, after all, are held responsible by their own bosses for the performance of their subordinates. They must be able to say: "I know what Anne [or John] is trying to do."”