"Its authors meant it to be... a..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln
Its authors meant it to be... a stumbling block to those who in after times might seek to turn a free people back into the hateful paths of despotism. They knew the proneness of prosperity to breed tyrants, and they meant when such should re-appear in this fair land and commence their vocation they should find left for them at least one hard nut to crack.
More by Abraham Lincoln
“With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds.”
“Life may not always be a bed of roses. All of us are aware of this fact. There are numerous times in life when we have to face disappointments. These quotes and sayings surely do inspire and help us to look forward and enjoy the new pathways coming our way. These quotes also lend a different perspective to life, which makes moving forward not a very difficult task.I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.”
“Don't be fooled. I kept all my workout clothes in that top hat.”
More on Freedom
“For thought is a bird of space, that in a cage of words may indeed unfold its wings but cannot fly.”
“For now she need not think of anybody. She could be herself, by herself. And that was what now she often felt the need of - to think; well not even to think. To be silent; to be alone.”
“I've found that there is always some beauty left -- in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.”
More on Liberty
“I believe in human dignity as the source of national purpose, human liberty as the source of national action, the human heart as the source of national compassion, and in the human mind as the source of our invention and our ideas”
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
“If no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capcity to govern someone else.”