Lincoln, Abraham - Speech (1850), Notes for a Law Lecture (fragment) | WIST Quotations

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser -- in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business…

Lincoln, Abraham - Speech (1854-07-01?), fragment on government | WIST Quotations

The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not, so well do, for themselves -- in their separate, and individual capacities. In all that the people can individually do as well…

National Gallery of Art Acquires Important Collection of American Civil War Photographs

It includes Alexander Gardner's photo of Abraham Lincoln’s second inauguration.

Steve Berry: The Cotton Malone Series Vol. 1-14 (2006-2019) – Liberal Konservativ Lesen

By Eduardo Kobra of Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky, USA - STREET ART UTOPIA

By Eduardo Kobra of Abraham Lincoln in Kentucky, USA. “The project is an overture to the third annual PRHBTN art festival, which will be held the weekend of November 15, 16, and 17th of 2013 with live art, music, talks and more.”

Lincoln, Abraham - Speech (1854-07-01?), fragment on government | WIST Quotations

If all men were just, there would still be some, though not so much, need of government. The date was assigned (arbitrarily?) to the fragment by Nicolay and Hay. The speech or lecture it was written for is not recorded.