Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-10-12
Sayings of Lincoln

Sayings of Lincoln
Following are taken from a recently
published work, edited by DIR. n a
Taylor and ID. NJ. Fulwiler. entities
'Lincolns Words on Living Issues
Trusty Publishing Co.. as Roanoke
building. Chicago.
Letter TO Fl. l.. Pierce. April s. 1854
-lrelan 1G-263. All honor to Jeffer-
son-to the man who, in the concrete
pressure OF struggle for national IN
dependence by a single people. had
the GOODNESS, forecast and capacity .
introduce into a merely revolutionary
document an abstract truth. applicable
TO all men and all times. and so to en-
balm 1t there that today, and in all
coming days. i; shall be a rebuke ana
a stumbling block TO the very harbin-
gers OF reappearing tyranny and OBJ
preston.
March 4. 1868 Second Inaugural
Hapgood. p. 403) 1t may seem strange
that any men should dare 10 ask 1uss
Gods assistance in wringing bread
from the sweat Of other mems tacsa
august &c. 1863. Letter to James q
Conkling-Herndon. p. $3.50 For the
great republic-for the principle 10
lives by and keeps alive-for masa
vast future-thanks to all.
September so. 1859, Speech at MD.
waukee. Wis.-Complete Works, Vol
l.. p. 57,) Farmers being the most
numerous class, it follows that theiy
interest is the largest interest Il
also follows that that interest il most
worthy of all 10 be cherished and cub
| tlvated-that il there be inevitable
conflict between that interest and any
| other. that other should yield.
tJnly 5. 1861. Annual Message-Ray.
mond. p. 1861 This relaive matter Of
National power and state rights, ~ .
principle, is no other than the princt-
| pie of generality and locality. What
ever concerns the whole should b
conf1ded to the whole-to the general
government; while whatever concerna
only the state should be left exolv-
sively 10 the state.
July l6. 1852. Speech at Springfield
Ill.-Complete Works. /. p. 17l.) 4
free people in times OF peace and quiet
when pressed by no common danger
naturally divide into parties. Al
such times the man who is Of neither
party is not. cannot be Of any ccnys-
quence.
fSeptember Il. 1859, Speech at Gin
cinnati, O.-Debates. p. 26S.) The peo-
pie Of the United States are the right
full masters OF both congresses and
courts, not to overthrow the Constitu-
ton. but to overthrow the men who
pervert the Constitution.
October 16, 1854. Speech at Peoria
1ll.-Howells. p. 279) Well / doubt
not that the people of Nebraska are
and will continue to be as good as the
| average of people elsewhere. l do nos
say the contrary. What l do say 10
that no man is good enough to govern
another man without that Others con-
sent. l say this is the leading pr,no3.
| pie.
March 4. 1861, First Inaugural
Raymond. p. 1879 do not forget the
| position assumed by some. that constt-
tutional questions are TO be decided BY
| the superior court At the
same time the candid citizen must
confess that II the policy OF the gov
eminent. upon vital questions Affect
| ing the whole people, is to be irrevoe-
ably fixed by decisions of the supreme
court, the instant they are made IN
ordinary litigation. between parties IN
| personal actions. the people Will have
ceased to be their own rulers. having
to that extent practically resigned
their government into the hands At
! that eminent tribunal.
MAY Il. 1859, Letter to DR.. Theo-
/ dore Canisius concerning law OK natur-
! alization, etc.-Howells. p. $50 As
uuuelotdHu INC oPhit VI ouA ihStitu-
! tons, 1t Is designed to promote the e.e-
walton of men. | am therefore hos
tile to anything that tends to their
: debasement.
february 10. 1851. Speech at Ctn-
cinnati. o. Complete Works. Vol ! ,.
676.) The wOrki1gmen are the has!s
OF all governments for the plain rea-
son that they are the more n":Her Ia