Quotes by Abraham Lincoln with men

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

American statesman

Lived from: 1809 - 1865

Category: Politics Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 12 february 1809 Died: 15 april 1865

  • But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.
  • I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of power, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.
  • All that I am or hope to be I owe to my angel mother. I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.

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  • ''A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gal.'' So with men. If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. Therein is a drop of honey which catches his heart, which, say what he will, is the highroad to his reason.
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  • Among free men there can be no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet.
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  • But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.
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  • Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.
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  • Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
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  • Friends, I agree with you in Providence; but I believe in the Providence of the most men, the largest purse, and the longest cannon.
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  • Gold is good in its place but living, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.
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  • Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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  • 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.
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  • The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use.
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  • These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have.
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  • To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.
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What are the most famous quotes from Abraham Lincoln?

The two most famous quotes from Abraham Lincoln are:

  • "''A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gal.'' So with men. If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. Therein is a drop of honey which catches his heart, which, say what he will, is the highroad to his reason."
  • "Among free men there can be no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet."

When did Abraham Lincoln live?

Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 and died in the year 1865.