Abraham Lincoln — "The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ours…"

"The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one. We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the…"

"I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me."

"I have stepped out upon this platform that I may see you and that you may see me, and in the arrangement, I am more than satisfied."

"It is not merely for to-day, but for all time to come that we should perpetuate for our children's children this great and free government, which we have inherited from our fathers."

"To believe in the things you can see and touch is no belief at all; but to believe in the unseen is a triumph and a blessing."