"If a man had more than one..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln
If a man had more than one life, I think a little hanging would not hurt this one; but after he is once dead, we cannot bring him back, no matter how sorry we may be; so the boy shall be pardoned.
More by Abraham Lincoln
“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.”
“I failed, I failed, and that is about all that can be said about it.”
“[If not re-elected in 1864] then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he can not possibly save it afterwards.”
More on Justice
“The death penalty is reserved for people who do not”
“If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.”
“Let there be justice for all. Let there be peace for all. Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves.”
More on Mercy
“I have three treasures which I hold and keep. The first is mercy; the second is economy. The third is daring not to be ahead of others. From mercy comes courage; from economy comes generosity; From humility comes leadership.”
“I say that every prince must desire to be considered merciful and not cruel. He must, however, take care not to misuse this mercifulness.”
“Mercy without justice is the mother of dissolution; justice without mercy is cruelty.”