"Almost every thing, especially of governmental policy,..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln

“For my part, I desire to see the time when education - and by its means, morality, sobriety, enterprise and industry - shall become much more general than at present, and should be gratified to have it in my power to contribute something to the advancement of any measure which might have a tendency to accelerate the happy period.”

“Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.”

“You can not fail in any laudable object, unless you allow your mind to be improperly directed.”

“So in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride - the temptation blithely to declare yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong, good and evil.”

“If people, whether they are conservative or liberal, left or right, are unwilling to compromise and engage in the democratic process, and are taking absolutist views, and demonizing opponents, then democracy will break down.”

“It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.”

“An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.”

“When Knaves betray each other, one can scarce be blamed or the other pitied.”

“Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.”