"When the white man governs himself, that..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln
When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government - that is despotism.
More by Abraham Lincoln
“Towering genius...thirsts and burns for distinction; and, if possible, it will have it, whether at the expense of emancipating slaves or enslaving freeman.”
“We should avoid planting and cultivating too many thorns in the bosom of society.”
“Next to creating a life the finest thing a man can do is save one.”
More on Government
“[N]o country can be well governed unless its citizens as a body keep religiously before their minds that they are the guardians of the law and that the law officers are only the machinery for its execution, nothing more.”
“If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.”
“Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.”