I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end

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

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make

The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers, is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races - I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it