That which is not just is not law.

Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are put in peril.

There must be no compromise with slavery - none whatever. Nothing is gained, everything is lost, by subordinating principle to expedience.

I will be as harsh as truth, and uncompromising as justice... I am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I will not excuse, I will not retreat a single inch, and I will be heard.

With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.

Everyone should be treated fairly no matter what they look like.

No man shall rule over me with my consent. I will rule over no man.

I have a need to be all on fire, for I have mountains of ice about me to melt.

The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell.

We may be personally defeated, but our principles never!

You can not possibly have a broader basis for government than that which includes all the people, with all their rights in their hands, and with an equal power to maintain their rights.

Self-education is the only possible education the rest is mere veneer laid on the surface of a child's nature.

Be captivated by your hearts desire, not distracted by your minds fear.

After a lifetime of darkness, I want to leave something behind that is made of light.

We who are old know that age is more than a disability. It is an intense and varied experience almost beyond our capacity at times but something to be carried high.

The meaning and design of a problem seem not to lie in its solution, but in our working at it incessantly.

A good drawing has immense vitality because it is explanatory. In a good drawing even its faults have become virtues.

You can get through it and you can land on your feet triumphantly and strong.

I never expected that this would be my life.

Nothing can be 100 percent sustainable, but every effort makes an impact.

One quality in a person doesn't rule out any other quality. They can exist side by side, good and terrible. Socrates said it a lot better.