Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. – Abraham Lincoln
I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end… I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me. – Abraham Lincoln
I laugh because I must not cry. That is all. That is all. – Abraham Lincoln
No man is good enough to govern another man without the others consent. – Abraham Lincoln
Well, my personal mission statement is that we want marriage equality in all 50 states. We want it not to be a state-by-state issue. We dont want it to be something the majority is voting on. I dont think the civil rights of any minority should be in the hands of any majority. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
The mandate I have received and for which I will speak with heart and head to implement over the next seven years had its four pillars – an inclusive citizenship, equality and participation and respect in a creative society creating an excellence in everything we Irish do. – Michael D. Higgins