"He who would be no slave must..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln
He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.
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“If both factions, or neither, shall abuse you, you will probably be about right. Beware of being assailed by one and praised by the other.”
“Government should stand behind its currency and credit and the bank deposits of the nation. No individual should suffer a loss of money through depreciation or inflated currency of Bank bankruptcy.”
“A man's legs must be long enough to reach the ground.”
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“Timothy Leary and I kept the same hours. He believed, as I do, that “After midnight, all things are possible.”
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“All who suffer are full of hatred; all who live drag a remorse: the dead alone have broken their chains.”
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“Whose life testifies to the truth that there is no shame in being oppressed: Those who should be ashamed are they who oppress others.”
“If an American, because his skin is dark, cannot eat lunch in a restaurant open to the public, if he cannot send his children to the best public school available, if he cannot vote for the public officials who represent him, if, in short, he cannot enjoy the full and free life which all of us want, then who among us would be content to have the color of his skin changed and stand in his place? Who among us would then be content with the counsels of patience and delay?”