"Received as I am by the members..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln

“Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.”

“The Cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one, or even one hundred defeats.”

“Fondly do we hope, ferverently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.”

“To bear the country's disgrace is to rule the shrines of soil and grain. To bear the country's misfortunes is to be the king of the world.”

“You don't become an effective leader by default.”

“Leadership is not only having a vision, but also having the courage, the discipline, and the resources to get you there.”

“Ignorance and prejudice are the ballast of our ship of state - however, ships without ballast are not seaworthy and cannot sail in the tempests, nor reach a safe harbor.”

“All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong, with moral questions; and betting naturally accompanies it. The character of the voters is not staked. I cast my vote, perchance, as I think right; but I am not vitally concerned that right should prevail. I am willing to leave it to the majority.”

“...the right to free expression is something one seizes, not something one is given.... if it does exist, it exists to be used against the established order.... There is absolute opposition between the artist and the state.”