Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

American statesman

Lived from: 1809 - 1865

Category: Politics Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 12 february 1809 Died: 15 april 1865

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  • Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but what we ought. Let us have faith that right makes might and in that faith let us; to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.
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  • Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.
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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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  • God must love the common man, he made so many of them.
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  • Gold is good in its place but living, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.
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  • Having thus chosen our course, without guile and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust in God, and go forward without fear and with manly hearts.
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  • He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
    Wit and wisdom of Abraham Lincoln (1999 edition), Gramercy
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  • He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when the sentence was about to be pronounced, pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was orphan.
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  • He who molds the public sentiment... makes statues and decisions possible or impossible to make.
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  • Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.
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  • Honest statesmanship is the wise employment of individual meanness for the public good.
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  • 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.
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  • I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.
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  • I am a patient man - always willing to forgive on the Christian terms of repentance; and also to give ample time for repentance. Still I must save this government if possible.
    Letter to Reverdy Johnson (26 July 1862).
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  • I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
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  • I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed but I am bound to live the best life that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right and part from him when he goes wrong.
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  • I am not concerned that you have fallen - I am concerned that you arise.
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  • I am rather inclined to silence.
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  • I believe, if we take habitual drunkards as a class, their heads and their hearts will bear an advantageous comparison with those of any other class. There seems ever to have been a proneness in the brilliant and warm-blooded to fall into this vice.
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  • I can make a General in five minutes but a good horse is hard to replace.
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