While the people retain their virtue and vigilence no administration by any extreme of wickedness or folly can very seriously injure the government in the short space of four years.
Weitere Zitate von Abraham Lincoln
Zum Autor"Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be."
"The fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the last generation."
"Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right."
"When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away it is best to let him run."
"If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem."
"Hold on with a bulldog grip and chew and choke as much as possible."