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THELINCOLNYEARBOOK
AXIOMSANDAPHORISMSFROMTHEGREATEMANCIPATOR
COMPILEDBYWALLACERICE
TOFrancisFisherBrowne
AFOLLOWEROFLINCOLNINWARANDPEACEPRINCIPLEANDPRECEPT
Letushavefaiththatrightmakesmight
JANUARY
Thedogmasofthepastareinadequatetothestormypresent.
FIRST
Alwaysdotheverybestyoucan.
SECOND
Ifoursenseofdutyforbids,thenletusstandbyoursenseofduty.
THIRD
It'snousetobealwayslookingupthesehardspots.
FOURTH
AllIamintheworld,Iowetotheopinionofmewhichthepeopleexpresswhentheycallme"HonestOldAbe."
FIFTH
Thewayforayoungmantoriseistoimprovehimselfineverywayhecan,neversuspectingthatanybodyishinderinghim.
SIXTH
NoonehasneededfavorsmorethanI.
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SEVENTH
Whateveriscalculatedtoimprovetheconditionofthehonest,strugglinglaboringman,Iamforthatthing.
EIGHTH
Allwewantistimeandpatience.
NINTH
Iesteemforeignersasnobetterthanotherpeople--noranyworse.
TENTH
Myexperienceandobservationhavebeenthatthosewhopromisethemostdotheleast.
ELEVENTH
Ididn'tknowanythingaboutit,butIthoughtyouknewyourownbusinessbest.
TWELFTH
IfIsendamantobuyahorseforme,Iexpecthimtotellmehispoints--nothowmanyhairsthereareinhistail.
THIRTEENTH
Youmustact.
FOURTEENTH
Iwilltry,anddothebestIcan.
FIFTEENTH
Hisattitudeissuchthat,intheveryselfishnessofhisnature,hecannotbutworktobesuccessful!
SIXTEENTH
Affordallanunfetteredstartandafairchanceintheraceoflife.
SEVENTEENTH
IwantChristianstoprayforme;Ineedtheirprayers.
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EIGHTEENTH
Theyoungmenmustnotbepermittedtodriftaway.
NINETEENTH
Thefreeinstitutionsweenjoyhavedevelopedthepowersandimprovedtheconditionofthewholepeoplebeyondanyexampleintheworld.
TWENTIETH
Ishalldonothinginmalice.
TWENTY-FIRST
Goodmendonotagree.
TWENTY-SECOND
Ishall,tothebestofmyability,repelforcebyforce.
TWENTY-THIRD
Ballotsaretherightfulandpeacefulsuccessorsofbullets.
TWENTY-FOURTH
Ineverthoughthehadmorethanaverageabilitywhenwewereyoungmentogether.But,then,Isupposehethoughtjustthesameaboutme.
TWENTY-FIFTH
MoralcowardiceissomethingwhichIthinkIneverhad.
TWENTY-SIXTH
Thepatrioticinstinctofplainpeople.
TWENTY-SEVENTH
Thefaceofanoldfriendislikearayofsunshinethroughdarkand
gloomyclouds.
TWENTY-EIGHTH
Willanybodydoyourworkforyou?
TWENTY-NINTH
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Myrightfulmasters,theAmericanpeople.
THIRTIETH
Shouldanyoneinanycasebecontentthathisoathshallgounkeptonamerelyunsubstantialcontroversyastohowitshallbekept?
THIRTY-FIRST
Thevalueoflifeistoimproveone'scondition.
FEBRUARY
Letnonefalterwhothinksheisright,andwemaysucceed.
FIRST
Laborislikeanyothercommodityinthemarket--increasethedemand
foritandyouincreasethepriceofit.
SECOND
WhenIhearamanpreach,Iliketoseehimactasifhewerefightingbees.
THIRD
Isay"try,"forifwenevertry,weneversucceed.
FOURTH
Thepioneerinanymovementisnotgenerallythebestmantobringthatmovementtoasuccessfulissue.
FIFTH
Defeatandfailuremakeeverythingseemwrong.
SIXTH
Thisnationcannotliveoninjustice.
SEVENTH
Somethinghadtobedone,and,astheredoesnotappeartobeanyoneelsetodoit,Ididit.
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EIGHTH
Poorparsonsseemalwaystohavelargefamilies.
NINTH
IfitbetruethattheLordhasappointedmetodotheworkyouhaveindicated,isitnotprobablethathewouldhavecommunicatedknowledgeofthefacttomeaswellastoyou?
TENTH
ItrustIshallbewillingtodomyduty,thoughitcostsmylife.
ELEVENTH
Ihopepeacewillcomesoon,andcometostay;andsocomeastobeworththekeepinginallfuturetime.
TWELFTH
Whatthereisofmeisself-made.
THIRTEENTH
Iwasyoungonce,andIamsureIwasneverungenerouslythrustback.
FOURTEENTH
ThankGodfornotmakingmeawoman,butifHehad,IsupposeHewouldhavemademejustasuglyasHedid,andnoonewouldeverhave
temptedme.
FIFTEENTH
Youmaysayanythingyoulikeaboutme,--ifthatwillhelp.
SIXTEENTH
Nomenlivingaremoreworthytobetrustedthanthosewhotoilupfrompoverty--nonelessinclinedtotake,ortouch,aughtwhichtheyhavenothonestlyearned.
SEVENTEENTH
Asourcaseisnew,sowemustthinkanew.
EIGHTEENTH
IshalldolesswheneverIbelievewhatIamdoinghurtsthecause;
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andIshalldomorewheneverIbelievedoingmorehelpsthecause.
NINETEENTH
Nopersonalsignificance,orinsignificance,canspareoneoranotherofus.
TWENTIETH
IfIcanlearnGod'swill,Iwilldoit.
TWENTY-FIRST
Itisthenatureofthecase,andnooneistoblame.
TWENTY-SECOND
Tellthewholetruth.
TWENTY-THIRD
Hesticksthroughthickandthin,--Iadmiresuchaman.
TWENTY-FOURTH
Ifbythemereforceofnumbersamajorityshoulddepriveaminorityofanyconstitutionalright,itmightinamoralpointofviewjustifyrevolution,--certainlywouldifsuchrightwereavitalone.
TWENTY-FIFTH
Myhandwastired;butmyresolutionwasfirm.
TWENTY-SIXTH
Itisadifficultrole,andsomuchthegreaterwillbethehonorifyouperformitwell.
TWENTY-SEVENTH
Ishallwritemypapersmyself.Thepeoplewillunderstandthem.
TWENTY-EIGHTH
Thoughmuchprovoked,letusdonothingthroughpassionandill-temper.
TWENTY-NINTH
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Haveconfidenceinyourself,avaluableifnotindispensablequality.
MARCH
Thosewhodenyfreedomtoothersdeserveitnotforthemselves;and,underajustGod,cannotlongretainit.
FIRST
Twentythousandisasmuchasanymanoughttowant.
SECOND
Bygenerallaw,lifeandlimbmustbeprotected;yetoftenalimbmustbeamputatedtosavealife;butalifeisnevergivenmerelytosavealimb.
THIRD
TrusttothegoodsenseoftheAmericanpeople.
FOURTH
Letusjudgenot,thatwebenotjudged.
FIFTH
Putthefootdownfirmly.
SIXTH
Theoccasionispiledhighwithdifficulty,andwemustrisetotheoccasion.
SEVENTH
Ibringahearttruetothework.
EIGHTH
Thepeoplewillsavetheirgovernment,ifthegovernmentitselfwilldoitspartonlyindifferentlywell.
NINTH
MostcertainlyIintendnoinjusticetoanyone,andifIhavedoneanyIdeeplyregretit.
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TENTH
Withfirmnessintheright,asGodgivesustoseetheright.
ELEVENTH
Actioninthecrisisofanationmustaccordwithitsnecessities,andthereforecanseldombeconfinedtoprecedent.
TWELFTH
Youcan'tputalongswordinashortscabbard.
THIRTEENTH
"Ihavemadeitaruleofmylife,"saidtheoldparson,"nottocrossFoxRiveruntilIgettoit."
FOURTEENTH
Itissometimeswelltobehumble.
FIFTEENTH
Don'tletjoycarryyouintoexcesses.
SIXTEENTH
Libertyisyourbirthright.
SEVENTEENTH
Iftheminoritywillnotacquiesce,themajoritymust,orgovernmentwillcease.
EIGHTEENTH
Learnthelawsandobeythem.
NINETEENTH
Itiseasytoconceivethatalltheseshadesofopinion,andevenmore,maybesincerelyentertainedbyhonestandtruthfulmen.
TWENTIETH
Itisbetteronlysometimestoberightthanatalltimeswrong.
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TWENTY-FIRST
Whenyouhaveanelephantonhand,andhewantstorunaway,betterlethimrun.
TWENTY-SECOND
WhateverGoddesigns,Hewilldoformeyet.
TWENTY-THIRD
Quarrelnotatall.
TWENTY-FOURTH
Letnoopportunityofmakingamarkescape.
TWENTY-FIFTH
Iwantinallcasestodoright;andmostparticularlysoinallcases
withwomen.
TWENTY-SIXTH
Ishouldrejoicetobesparedthelaborofacontest,butbeinginIshallgoitthoroughly.
TWENTY-SEVENTH
Iintenddiscourtesytonoone.
TWENTY-EIGHTH
Thedoctrineofself-governmentisright--absolutelyandeternallyright.
TWENTY-NINTH
Thisgovernmentisexpresslychargedwiththedutyofprovidingforthegeneralwelfare.
THIRTIETH
Wearenotboundtofollowimplicitlyinwhateverourfathersdid.Todosowouldbetorejectallprogress,allimprovement.
THIRTY-FIRST
Understandingthespiritofourinstitutionstoaimattheelevationofmen,Iamopposedtowhatevertendstodegradethem.
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APRIL
Theprobabilitythatwemayfailinthestruggleoughtnottodeterusfromthesupportofacausewhichwedeemtobejust.
FIRST
Youcanfoolsomeofthepeopleallofthetime,orallofthepeoplesomeofthetime;butyoucan'tfoolallofthepeopleallofthetime.
SECOND
Hehasabundanttalents--quiteenoughtooccupyallhistimewithoutdevotinganytotemper.
THIRD
Idonotargue--Ibeseechyoutomaketheargumentforyourself.
FOURTH
Mustagovernment,ofnecessity,betoostrongforthelibertiesofitsownpeople,ortooweaktomaintainitsownexistence?
FIFTH
Liftartificialweightsfromallshoulders.
SIXTH
ThepurposesoftheLordareperfectandmustprevail.
SEVENTH
Somepeoplesaytheycouldnottakeverywelltomyproclamation,butnowthatIhavethevarioloid,IamhappytosayIhavesomethingthateverybodycantake.
EIGHTH
Honeststatesmanshipistheemploymentofindividualmeannessesforthepublicgood.
NINTH
ObeyGod'scommandments.
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TENTH
MenarenotflatteredbybeingshownthattherehasbeenadifferenceofpurposebetweentheAlmightyandthem.
ELEVENTH
Importantprinciplesmayandmustbeinflexible.
TWELFTH
Thereisbutonedutynow--tofight.
THIRTEENTH
Amajorityheldinrestraintbyconstitutionalchecksandlimitations,andalwayschangingeasilywithdeliberatechangesofpopularopinionsandsentiments,istheonlytruesovereignofafreepeople.
FOURTEENTH
This,too,shallpassaway:neverfear.
FIFTEENTH
Iamnotafraidtodie.
SIXTEENTH
IhavesaidnothingbutwhatIamwillingtoliveby,and,ifitbethepleasureofAlmightyGod,todieby.
SEVENTEENTH
Letusstriveontofinishtheworkwearein.
EIGHTEENTH
Giveusalittlemorelight,andalittlelessnoise.
NINETEENTH
Thewildlandsofthecountryshouldbedistributedsothateverymanshouldhavethemeansandopportunityofbenefitinghiscondition.
TWENTIETH
Ishalltrytocorrecterrors,whenshowntobeerrors;andIshall
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adoptnewviews,sofastastheyshallappeartobetrueviews.
TWENTY-FIRST
Thereisnothinglikegettingusedtothings.
TWENTY-SECOND
Whenthewhitemangovernshimself,thatisself-government;butwhenhegovernshimselfandalsogovernsanotherman,thatismorethanself-government--thatisdespotism.
TWENTY-THIRD
Iftheykillme,thenextwillbejustasbadforthem.
TWENTY-FOURTH
WithShakespearethethoughtsuffices.
TWENTY-FIFTH
Astothecrazyfolks--why,Imusttakemychances.
TWENTY-SIXTH
Ithinkitmorerare,ifnotmorewise,forapublicmantoabstainfrommuchspeaking.
TWENTY-SEVENTH
Atanyrate,Iwillkeepmypartofthebargain.
TWENTY-EIGHTH
TheLordpreferscommon-lookingpeople.Thatiswhyhemadesomanyofthem.
TWENTY-NINTH
Whenthetimecomes,IshalltakethegroundIthinkisright.
THIRTIETH
Letthethingbepressed.
MAY
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Twoprincipleshavestoodfacetofacefromthebeginningoftimeandwillevercontinuetostruggle.Theoneisthecommonrightofhumanity;theotheristhedivinerightofkings.
FIRST
Revolutionizethroughtheballotbox.
SECOND
Repealallpasthistory,--youstillcannotrepealhumannature.
THIRD
Capitalhasitsrights,whichareasworthyofprotectionasotherrights.
FOURTH
Teachmenthatwhattheycannottakebyanelection,neithercantheytakebywar.
FIFTH
Iauthorizenobargains,andwillbeboundbynone.
SIXTH
Whenamanissincerelypenitentforhismisdeeds,andgivessatisfactoryevidenceofthesame,hecansafelybepardoned.
SEVENTH
Ifdestructionbeourlot,itmustspringupamongourselves.
EIGHTH
Inademocracy,wherethemajorityrulebytheballotthroughtheformsoflaw,physicalrebellionsareradicallywrong,unconstitutional,andaretreason.
NINTH
Letusbefriends,andtreateachotherlikefriends.
TENTH
IfIwaslessthin-skinnedIshouldgetalongmuchbetter.
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ELEVENTH
Wewilltalkoverthemeritsofthecase.
TWELFTH
Nothingshallbewantingonmypart,ifsustainedbytheAmericanpeopleandGod.
THIRTEENTH
Areyounotover-cautious?
FOURTEENTH
Theseverestjusticemaynotalwaysbethebestpolicy.
FIFTEENTH
Theruleofaminority,asapermanentarrangement,iswhollyinadmissible.
SIXTEENTH
Onepoorman,coloredthoughhebe,withGodonhisside,isstrongeragainstusthanthehostsoftheRebellion.
SEVENTEENTH
Neverfear,victorywillcome.
EIGHTEENTH
TheLordhasnotdesertedmethusfar,andHeisnotgoingtonow.
NINETEENTH
Iremembermymother'sprayersandtheyhavealwaysfollowedme.Theyhaveclungtomeallmylife.
TWENTIETH
Areyoustrongenough?
TWENTY-FIRST
IfIdonotgoawayfromhereawiserman,Ishallgoawayabetterman.
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TWENTY-SECOND
Iknowthatlibertyisright.
TWENTY-THIRD
Youmustnotgivemethepraise--itbelongstoGod.
TWENTY-FOURTH
Ithasalwaysbeenasentimentwithmethatallmankindshouldbefree.
TWENTY-FIFTH
Idon'tpretendtobebright.
TWENTY-SIXTH
Itisonlybytheactivedevelopmentofeventsthatcharacterandabilitycanbetested.
TWENTY-SEVENTH
IrememberagoodstorywhenIhearit,butIneverinventedanythingoriginal:Iamonlyaretaildealer.
TWENTY-EIGHTH
Fewmenaretried,orsomanywouldnotfittheirplacessobadly.
TWENTY-NINTH
PreachGodandlibertytothe"bulls"and"bears."
THIRTIETH
TheUnionisolderthananyoftheStates.
THIRTY-FIRST
Ionlybegthatyouwillnotaskimpossibilitiesofme.
JUNE
Itisratherforustobeherededicatedtothegreattaskremainingbeforeus,--thatfromthesehonoreddeadwetakeincreaseddevotionto
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thecauseforwhichtheygavethelastfullmeasureofdevotion,--thatweherehighlyresolvethatthedeadshallnothavediedinvain.
FIRST
Letthepeopleknowthetruth,andthecountryissafe.
SECOND
Menmovinginanofficialcircleareapttobecomemerelyofficial--nottosayarbitrary.
THIRD
Negroes,likeotherpeople,actuponmotives.Whyshouldtheydoanythingforusifwewilldonothingforthem?
FOURTH
TheLordisalwaysonthesideoftheright.
FIFTH
IfIgodown,Iintendtogodownlikethe"Cumberland,"withmycolorsflying.
SIXTH
Killingthedogdoesnotcurethebite.
SEVENTH
Iamnothing,buttruthiseverything.
EIGHTH
Capitalisonlythefruitoflabor,andcouldneverhaveexistediflaborhadnotfirstexisted.
NINTH
WhatevershallappeartobeGod'swill,Iwilldo.
TENTH
Onlythosegeneralswhogainsuccesscanbedictators.
ELEVENTH
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Canaliensmaketreatieseasierthanfriendscanmakelaws?
TWELFTH
ThePatagoniansopenoystersandthrowtheshellsoutofthewindow--untilthepilegetshigherthanthehouse;thentheymove.
THIRTEENTH
Thequestionoftimecannotandmustnotbeignored.
FOURTEENTH
Wemustbemorecheerfulinthefuture.
FIFTEENTH
Comewhatwill,Iwillkeepmyfaithwithfriendandfoe.
SIXTEENTH
Keepinyourownsphere,andtherewillbenodifficulty.
SEVENTEENTH
Ifwecouldfirstknowwhereweareandwhitherwearetending,wecouldbetterjudgewhattodoandhowtodoit.
EIGHTEENTH
Iamnevereasy,whenIamhandlingathought,untilIhaveboundeditnorth,south,east,andwest.
NINETEENTH
Othershavebeenmadefoolsofbythegirls,butthiscanneverbesaidofme;Imadeafoolofmyself.
TWENTIETH
Itisnotbesttoswaphorseswhilecrossingastream.
TWENTY-FIRST
IcanonlytrustinGodthatIhavemadenomistake.
TWENTY-SECOND
Ithasbeensaidoftheworld'shistoryhithertothat"mightmakes
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right";itisforusandforourtimestoreversethemaxim,andtoshowthatrightmakesmight.
TWENTY-THIRD
Ishallstayrighthereanddomyduty.
TWENTY-FOURTH
Ifwehavenofriends,wehavenopleasure.
TWENTY-FIFTH
IamolderinyearsthanIaminthetricksandtradesofpoliticians.
TWENTY-SIXTH
Anypeopleanywhere,beinginclinedandhavingthepower,havetherighttoriseupandshakeofftheexistinggovernmentandformanewonethatsuitsthembetter.
TWENTY-SEVENTH
Ourenemieswantasquabble;andthattheycanhaveifweexplain;andtheycannothaveitifwedon't.
TWENTY-EIGHTH
IfitmustbethatIgodown,letmegodownlinkedtotruth.
TWENTY-NINTH
IamverylittleinclinedonanyoccasiontosayanythingunlessIhopetoproducesomegoodbyit.
THIRTIETH
Letusforgeterrors.
JULY
Ourfathersbroughtforthuponthiscontinentanewnation,conceivedinliberty,anddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal.
FIRST
Thiscountry,withallitsinstitutions,belongstothepeoplewho
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inhabitit.
SECOND
Whatistheuseofputtingupthegapwhenthefenceisdownallaround?
THIRD
Weholdthepower--andbeartheresponsibility.
FOURTH
Mycountrymen,ifyouhavebeentaughtdoctrinesconflictingwiththegreatlandmarksoftheDeclarationofIndependence;ifyouhavelistenedtosuggestionswhichwouldtakeawayfromitsgrandeurandmutilatethefairsymmetryofitsproportions;ifyouhavebeeninclinedtobelievethatallmenarenotcreatedequalinthoseinalienablerightsenumeratedbyourcharterofliberty,letmeentreatyoutocomeback.
FIFTH
TheFourthofJulyhasnotquitedwindledaway;itisstillagreatdayforfirecrackers.
SIXTH
Ihaveneverhadafeeling,politically,thatdidnotspringfromthesentimentsembodiedintheDeclarationofIndependence.
SEVENTH
Ihavemorepegsthanholestoputthemin.
EIGHTH
Thegovernmentmustnotundertaketorunthechurches.
NINTH
Allseemswellwithus.
TENTH
Withpublicsentiment,nothingcanfail;withoutit,nothingcansucceed.
ELEVENTH
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Itisnochild'splaytosavetheprinciplesofJeffersonfromtotaloverthrowinthisnation.
TWELFTH
IftheShipofStateshouldsufferwrecknow,itwillneverneedanotherpilot.
THIRTEENTH
Letusseewhatwecando.
FOURTEENTH
IwilltrytogotoGodwithmysorrows.
FIFTEENTH
Thewriggletolive,withouttoil,work,orlabor,whichIamnotfreefrommyself.
SIXTEENTH
Persistinginachargeonedoesnotknowtobetrueismaliciousslander.
SEVENTEENTH
Steerfrompointtopoint--nofartherthanyoucansee.
EIGHTEENTH
GodblessthewomenofAmerica!
NINETEENTH
Thechurches,assuch,musttakecareofthemselves.
TWENTIETH
Thereisnomoredangerousorexpensiveanalysisthanthatwhich
consistsoftryingaman.
TWENTY-FIRST
Answerwithfacts,notwitharguments.
TWENTY-SECOND
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Thenationisbeginninganewlife.
TWENTY-THIRD
Bettergiveyourpathtoadogthantobebittenbyhimincontestingfortheright.
TWENTY-FOURTH
Moneybeingtheobject,themanhavingmoneywouldbethevictim.
TWENTY-FIFTH
IhavebeendrivenmanytimestomykneesbytheoverwhelmingconvictionthatIhadnowhereelsetogo.
TWENTY-SIXTH
Earlyimpressionslastlonger.
TWENTY-SEVENTH
Standwithanybodywhostandsright,...andpartwithhimwhenhegoeswrong.
TWENTY-EIGHTH
Myadviceistokeepcool.
TWENTY-NINTH
Ifdestructionbeourlot,wemustourselvesbeitsauthorandfinisher.
THIRTIETH
Ihavedonejustasmuchas,andnomorethan,thepublicknows.
THIRTY-FIRST
Manyfreecountrieshavelosttheirlibertiesandoursmaylosehers;
but,ifsheshall,beitmyproudestboast,notthatIwasthelasttodesert,butthatIneverdesertedher.
AUGUST
IfeelthatIcannotsucceedwithouttheDivineblessing,andontheAlmightyBeingIplacemyrelianceforsupport.
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FIRST
Itisnot"Cananyofusimaginebetter?"but"Canwealldobetter?"
SECOND
Perpetuityisimplied,ifnotexpressed,inthefundamentallawofallnationalgovernments.
THIRD
Wantingtoworkissorareameritthatitshouldbeencouraged.
FOURTH
Weshallsoonerhavethefowlbyhatchingtheeggthanbysmashingit.
FIFTH
Maintainthehonorandintegrityofthenation.
SIXTH
IlooktotheAmericanpeople,andtothatGodwhohasneverforsakenthem.
SEVENTH
Securepeacethroughvictory.
EIGHTH
Whatistheinfluenceoffashionbuttheinfluencethatotherpeople'sactionshaveonouractions?
NINTH
Ourgovernmentrestsinpublicopinion.
TENTH
Posterityhasdonenothingforus,and,theorizeonitaswemay,practicallyweshalldoverylittleforitunlesswearemadetothinkweare,atthesametime,doingsomethingforourselves.
ELEVENTH
Iamgladtofindamanwhocangoaheadwithoutme.
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TWELFTH
Ifyouwouldwinamantoyourcause,firstconvincehimyouarehissincerefriend.
THIRTEENTH
Goldisgoodinitsplace;butliving,brave,andpatrioticmenarebetterthangold.
FOURTEENTH
Thesearenotthedaysofmiracles,andIsupposeIamnottoexpectadirectrevelation.
FIFTEENTH
Donotmixpoliticswithyourprofession.
SIXTEENTH
Thefirstreformerinanymovementhastomeetwithsuchahardopposition,andgetssobatteredandbespattered,thatafterward,whenpeoplefindtheyhavetoaccepthisreform,theywillacceptitmoreeasilyfromanotherman.
SEVENTEENTH
Versatilityisaninjuriouspossession,sinceitcanneverbegreatness.
EIGHTEENTH
Ajuryhastoofrequentlyatleastonemembermorereadytohangthepanelthantohangthetraitor.
NINETEENTH
Itisacheeringthoughtthroughoutlife,thatsomethingcanbedonetoamelioratetheconditionofthosewhohavebeensubjectedtothehardusagesoftheworld.
TWENTIETH
Withsomethewordlibertymaymeanforeachmantodoashepleaseswithhimself,andtheproductofhislabor;whilewithothersthesamewordmaymeanforsomementodoastheypleasewithothermen,andtheproductofothermen'slabor.
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TWENTY-FIRST
Greatdistanceineithertimeorspacehaswonderfulpowertolullandrenderquiescentthehumanmind.
TWENTY-SECOND
Wearegoingthroughwithourtask.
TWENTY-THIRD
Idonotimpugnthemotivesofanyoneopposedtome.
TWENTY-FOURTH
Humannaturewillnotchange.
TWENTY-FIFTH
Bewareofrashness!
TWENTY-SIXTH
Itisdifficulttomakeamanmiserablewhilehefeelsheisworthyofhimself.
TWENTY-SEVENTH
Allshouldhaveanequalchance.
TWENTY-EIGHTH
Ihopetobefalsetonothingyouhavebeentaughttoexpectofme.
TWENTY-NINTH
AllhonortoJefferson!
THIRTIETH
ItisthemanwhodoesnotwanttoexpressanopinionwhoseopinionI
want.
THIRTY-FIRST
IhopeIamaChristian.
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SEPTEMBER
Ifeelthatthetimeiscomingwhenthesunshallshine,therainfall,onnomanwhoshallgoforthtounrequitedtoil.
FIRST
Laboristhesuperiorofcapitalanddeservesmuchthehigherconsideration.
SECOND
Come,letusreasontogether,likethehonestfellowsweare.
THIRD
Thereisnosuchthingasafreemanbeingfixedforlifeintheconditionofahiredlaborer.
FOURTH
Thereis,andprobablyalwayswillbe,arelationbetweenlaborandcapitalproducingmutualbenefits.
FIFTH
Laborispriortoandindependentofcapital.
SIXTH
Thisisalandwherefreedomofspeechisguaranteed.
SEVENTH
Workingmenarethebasisofallgovernments.
EIGHTH
Whyshouldtherenotbeapatientconfidenceintheultimatejusticeofthepeople?Isthereanybetterorequalhopeintheworld?
NINTH
ThemandoesnotlivewhoismoredevotedtopeacethanI.
TENTH
Howharditistoleaveone'scountrynobetterthanifonehadneverlivedinit!
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ELEVENTH
Keepthejeweloflibertyinthefamilyoffreedom.
TWELFTH
Amongfreementherecanbenosuccessfulappealfromtheballottothebullet.
THIRTEENTH
IhavedoneallIcouldforthegoodofmankind.
FOURTEENTH
ItismyconstantanxietyandprayerthatIandthisnationshouldbeontheLord'sside.
FIFTEENTH
Nomanisgoodenoughtogovernanothermanwithoutthatother'sconsent.
SIXTEENTH
Whatwillthecountrysay?
SEVENTEENTH
Mediocrityissureofdetection.
EIGHTEENTH
Washingtonwasahappyman,becausehewasengagedinbenefitinghisrace.
NINETEENTH
Whentheconductofmenisdesignedtobeinfluenced,persuasion--kind,unassumingpersuasion--shouldeverbeadopted.
TWENTIETH
IfallthathasbeensaidbyoratorsandpoetssincethecreationinpraiseofwomenwereappliedtothewomenofAmerica,itwouldnotdothemfulljusticefortheirconductduringthewar.
TWENTY-FIRST
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Thereissomethingludicrousinpromisesofgoodorthreatsofevilagreatwayoff.
TWENTY-SECOND
Objectwhatsoeverispossible,stillthequestionrecurs,"Canwedobetter?"
TWENTY-THIRD
IinvoketheconsideratejudgmentofmankindandthegraciousfavorofAlmightyGod.
TWENTY-FOURTH
Godiswithus.
TWENTY-FIFTH
Intemperanceisoneofthegreatest,ifnotthegreatest,ofallevils
amongmankind.
TWENTY-SIXTH
Whenanychurchwillinscribeoveritsaltar,asitssolequalificationformembership,theSaviour'scondensedstatementofbothlawandgospel,thatchurchwillIjoinwithallmyheartandsoul.
TWENTY-SEVENTH
Wisecounselsmayaccelerate,ormistakesdelayit,butthevictoryissuretocome.
TWENTY-EIGHTH
Thefirstnecessityisofprovingthatpopulargovernmentisnotanabsurdity.
TWENTY-NINTH
Peopleseldomrununlessthereissomethingtorunfrom.
THIRTIETH
Allowthepeopletodoastheypleasewiththeirownbusiness.
OCTOBER
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Greatstatesmenasthey(theFathersoftheRepublic)were,theyknewthetendencyofprosperitytobreedtyrants,andsotheyestablishedthesegreatself-evidenttruths,thatwheninthefuturesomeman,somefaction,someinterest,shouldsetupthedoctrinethatnonebutrichmen,nonebutwhitemen,ornonebutAnglo-Saxonwhitemenwereentitledtolife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness,theirposteritymightlookupagaintotheDeclarationofIndependenceandtakecouragetorenewthebattlewhichtheirfathersbegan,sothattruthandjusticeandmercyandallthehumaneandChristianvirtuesmightnotbeextinguishedfromtheland;sothatnomanwouldhereafterdaretolimitandcircumscribethegreatprinciplesonwhichthetempleoflibertywasbeingbuilt.
FIRST
NothingstampedwiththeDivineimageandlikenesswassentintotheworldtobetroddenonanddegradedandimbrutedbyitsfellows.
SECOND
Youmustrememberthatsomethingslegallyrightarenotmorally
right.
THIRD
Mercybearsricherrewardsthanstrictjustice.
FOURTH
Nohumancounselhathdevisednorhathanymortalhandworkedoutthesegreatthings.
FIFTH
Itisnotmuchinthenatureofmantobedriventodoanything.
SIXTH
AllthatIam,orhopetobe,Iowetomymother.
SEVENTH
Thetimesaretoograveandperilousforambitiousschemesandpersonalrivalries.
EIGHTH
Actasbecomesapatriot.
NINTH
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Suspicionandjealousyneverdidhelpanymaninanysituation.
TENTH
Ifdangereverreachesus,itmustspringupamongstus.Itcannotcomefromabroad.
ELEVENTH
Ican'ttakepayfordoingmyduty.
TWELFTH
Ihavenotwillinglyplantedathorninanyman'sbosom.
THIRTEENTH
Wehadbetterhaveafriendthananenemy.
FOURTEENTH
Ingivingfreedomtotheslave,weassurefreedomtothefree.
FIFTEENTH
Nomanresolvedtomakethemostofhimselfcansparetimeforpersonalcontention.
SIXTEENTH
Thereisnogrievancethatisafitsubjectofredressbymoblaw.
SEVENTEENTH
Punishmenthastofollowsin.
EIGHTEENTH
Letustotheenddaretodoourduty.
NINETEENTH
Fewcanbeinducedtolaborexclusivelyforposterity,andnonewilldoitenthusiastically.
TWENTIETH
Itisaqualityofrevolutionsnottogobyoldlinesoroldlaws,but
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tobreakupbothandmakenewones.
TWENTY-FIRST
Militaryglory--thatattractiverainbowthatrisesinshowersofblood.
TWENTY-SECOND
Pleasurestobeenjoyed,orpainstobeendured,afterweshallbedeadandgone,arebutlittleregarded.
TWENTY-THIRD
Allowallthegovernedanequalvoiceinthegovernment;that,andthatalone,isself-government.
TWENTY-FOURTH
Theuniversalsenseofmankindonanysubjectisanargument,orat
leastaninfluence,noteasilyovercome.
TWENTY-FIFTH
Withoutguileandwithpurepurpose,letusrenewourtrustinGodandgoforwardwithoutfearandwithmanlyhearts.
TWENTY-SIXTH
Unlessamongthosedeficientofintellect,everyoneyoutradewithmakessomething.
TWENTY-SEVENTH
ImplorethecompassionandforgivenessoftheAlmighty,thathemayenlightenthenationtoknowandtodoHiswill.
TWENTY-EIGHTH
Weshouldlookbeyondournoses.
TWENTY-NINTH
Laborforallnowliving,aswellasallhereaftertolive.
THIRTIETH
Ihaveacteduponmybestconvictions,withoutselfishnessormalice.
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THIRTY-FIRST
Successdoesnotsomuchdependuponexternalhelpasonself-reliance.
NOVEMBER
Allareofthegreatfamilyofmen,andifthereisoneshackleuponanyofthem,itwouldbefarbettertolifttheload.
FIRST
Menshouldutternothingforwhichtheywouldnotbewillinglyresponsiblethroughtimeandineternity.
SECOND
Nevermindifyouareacount;youshallbetreatedwithjustasmuchconsideration,forallthat.
THIRD
IfAlmightyGodgivesamanacowardlypairoflegs,howcanhehelptheirrunningawaywithhim?
FOURTH
Itisagainstmyprinciplestocontestaclearmatterofright.
FIFTH
Thestrifeofelectionsisbuthumannatureappliedtothefactsofthecase.
SIXTH
Hownoblydistinguishedthatpeoplewhoshallhaveplantedandnurturedboththepoliticalandmoralfreedomoftheirspecies!
SEVENTH
Ifwesucceed,therewillbegloryenough.
EIGHTH
Officeseekersareacursetothecountry.
NINTH
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Justicetoall.
TENTH
Itmustbesomebody'sbusiness.
ELEVENTH
Everymanhasarighttobeequaltoeveryotherman.
TWELFTH
Happyday,when,allappetitescontrolled,allpassionssubdued,allmattersubjugated,mind,conqueringmind,shallliveandmove,themonarchoftheworld!
THIRTEENTH
Wewillberememberedinspiteofourselves.
FOURTEENTH
Idon'tknowanythingaboutmoney.Ineverhadenoughofmyowntofretme.
FIFTEENTH
Healthewoundsofthenation.
SIXTEENTH
Iamnotatlibertytoshiftmyground,thatisoutofthequestion.
SEVENTEENTH
ForthirtyyearsIhavebeenatemperanceman,andIamtoooldtochange.
EIGHTEENTH
Theheartisthegreathighroadtoman'sreason.
NINETEENTH
Hopetoalltheworldforallfuturetime.
TWENTIETH
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Theyoungmenmustnotwaittobebroughtforwardbytheoldermen.
TWENTY-FIRST
Holdfirmasachainofsteel.
TWENTY-SECOND
Onewaratatime.
TWENTY-THIRD
Ididnotbreakmysword,forIhadnonetobreak,butIbentmymusketprettybadly.
TWENTY-FOURTH
Meetfacetofaceandconversetogether--thebestwaytoeffaceunpleasantfeeling.
TWENTY-FIFTH
AndnowforadayofThanksgiving!
TWENTY-SIXTH
Theinfluenceoffashionisnotconfinedtoanyparticularthingorclassofthings.
TWENTY-SEVENTH
BeforeIresolvetodotheonethingortheother,Imustgainmyconfidenceinmyownabilitytokeepmyresolveswhentheyaremade.
TWENTY-EIGHTH
Suchofusashaveneverfallenvictimstointemperancehavebeensparedmorefromtheabsenceofappetitethanfromanymentalormoralsuperiorityoverthosewhohave.
TWENTY-NINTH
Ourpoliticalrevolutionof1776wasthegermthathasvegetated,andstillistogrowintotheuniversallibertyofmankind.
THIRTIETH
Bymutualconcessionsweshouldharmonizeandacttogether.
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DECEMBER
Teachhopetoall--despairtonone.
FIRST
Riseuptotheheightofagenerationoffreemenworthyofafreegovernment.
SECOND
Letusbequitesober.
THIRD
Wepreferacandidatewhowillallowthepeopletohavetheirownway,regardlessofhisprivateopinion.
FOURTH
Thepeople'swillistheultimatelawforall.
FIFTH
Ishalldomyutmostthatwhoeveristoholdthehelmforthenextvoyageshallstartwiththebestpossiblechanceofsavingtheship.
SIXTH
Mygratitudeisfreefromallsenseofpersonaltriumph.
SEVENTH
Howtodosomething,andnottodotoomuch,isthedesideratum.
EIGHTH
Wemeantobeasdeliberateandcalmasitispossibletobe;butasfirmandresolvedasitispossibleformentobe.
NINTH
Hethatwillfighttokeephimselfaslave,oughttobeaslave.
TENTH
Iftheendbringsmeoutwrong,tenangelsswearingIwasrightwouldmakenodifference.
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ELEVENTH
Underallthisseemingwantoflifeandmotion,theworlddoesmovenevertheless.
TWELFTH
IshallneverbeoldenoughtospeakwithoutembarrassmentwhenIhavenothingtotalkabout.
THIRTEENTH
Itaddsnothingtomysatisfactionthatanothermanshallbedisappointed.
FOURTEENTH
Takeyourfulltime.
FIFTEENTH
IsurelywillnotblamethemfornotdoingwhatIshouldnotknowhowtodomyself.
SIXTEENTH
Themanandthedollar,but,incaseofconflict,themanbeforethedollar.
SEVENTEENTH
Thestrongestbondofhumansympathy,outsideofthefamilyrelation,shouldbeoneunitingallworkingpeople,ofallnations,andtongues,andkindreds.
EIGHTEENTH
Wecanseethepast,thoughwemaynotclaimtohavedirectedit;andseeingit,wefeelmorehopefulandconfidentforthefuture.
NINETEENTH
Squirmingandcrawlingaroundcandonogood.
TWENTIETH
Iwishtoseeallmenfree.
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TWENTY-FIRST
Letthemlaugh,solongasthethingworkswell.
TWENTY-SECOND
Lettherebepeace.
TWENTY-THIRD
Theageisnotyetdead.
TWENTY-FOURTH
Withmalicetowardnone,withcharityforall.
TWENTY-FIFTH
LetusatalltimesrememberthatallAmericancitizensarebrothersofacommoncountry.
TWENTY-SIXTH
Behopeful.
TWENTY-SEVENTH
Letnothimwhoishomelesspulldownthehouseofanother.
TWENTY-EIGHTH
Thestruggleforto-dayisnotaltogetherforto-day--itisforavastfuture.
TWENTY-NINTH
Wecannotescapehistory.
THIRTIETH
Weherehighlyresolvethatthedeadshallnothavediedinvain;that
thenationshall,underGod,haveanewbirthoffreedom;andthatthegovernmentofthepeople,bythepeople,andforthepeopleshallnotperishfromtheearth.
THIRTY-FIRST
Letusdaretodoourdutyasweunderstandit.
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