Here’s one web page with some good quotes from Abraham Lincoln, and here’s another. (Unfortunately, they don’t often give the source of the quotes. Some things attributed to Lincoln are things he never said.)
Here are a few that seem timely, somehow:
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crises. The great point is to bring them the real facts.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent.
brainrow :: Better GOP Talking Points | 08-Oct-06 at 1:18 am | Permalink
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