What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried? – Abraham Lincoln
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them? – Abraham Lincoln

What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried? – Abraham Lincoln
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them? – Abraham Lincoln
No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens. – Abraham Lincoln
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic cords of memory will swell when again touched as surely they will be by the better angels of our nature. – Abraham Lincoln