"He who molds the public sentiment... makes..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln

“Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest.”

“I couldn't be two faced. If I had two faces, I wouldn't wear this one.”

“We should avoid planting and cultivating too many thorns in the bosom of society.”

“What does calling this medical care legislation "historic" mean? It means that previous administrations gave up the idea when it became clear that the voting public did not want government control of medical care. What is "historic" is that this will be the first administration to show that it doesn't care one bit what the public wants or doesn't want.”

“The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.”

“Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.”

“Nothing is stronger than the position of the dead among the living.”

“Political work is the life-blood of all economic work.”

“He who eats my bread, does my will.”