We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. – Abraham Lincoln
As President, I have no eyes but constitutional eyes; I cannot see you. – Abraham Lincoln
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. – Abraham Lincoln
What is conservatism? It is not adherence to the old and tried, but against the new and untried? – Abraham Lincoln