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If a house was on fire there could be but two parties. One in favor of putting out the fire. Another in favor of the house burning.
Source: Second Speech at Leavenworth, Kansas, 5 December 18590
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If a house was on fire there could be but two parties. One in favor of putting out the fire. Another in favor of the house burning. by : Abraham Lincoln