There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, Truth is the daughter of Time. – Abraham Lincoln
I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known. – 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
The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed. – Abraham Lincoln