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Abraham Lincoln
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Labor is Prior to CapitalLabor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.Leave NothingLeave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today.Affectionate FarewellMy friends, no one, not in my situation, can appreciate my feeling of sadness at this parting. To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born, and one is buried. I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of the Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well. To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an affectionate farewell.PropertyProperty is the fruit of labor ... property is desirable ... is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another; but let him labor diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.Public Sentiment is EverythingPublic sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed.Demon of IntemperanceThe demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking the blood of genius and of generosity.Dogmas of the Quiet PastThe 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. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.Support of a CauseThe probability that we may fall in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just; it shall not deter me.No GrievanceThere is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law.More Lincoln QuotesLincoln Quotes on DemocracyLincoln Quotes on Faith Lincoln Quotes on Liberty Lincoln Quotes on Slavery Lincoln Quotes on War |
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