Abraham Lincoln on politics, life and the constitution

Lincoln on Politics
“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.” - Abraham Lincoln (others in quotes).
I think there’s much, much more to that statement than appears on the surface.

“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.”
Again, there’s a lot in this statement

Lincoln on Life
“I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.”

“Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.” and finally

Abraham Lincoln on the Constitution
“Don’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.”

“Our safety, our liberty, depends upon preserving the Constitution of the United States as our fathers made it inviolate. The people of the United States are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.”

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