Although he is one of Lincoln's successors in the presidency, and would love to wrap himself in the mantle of the Great Emancipator, you will not hear him say things such as:
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence.
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.
We the people 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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