Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln is renowned for his leadership during the American Civil War and his efforts to abolish slavery through the Emancipation Proclamation. His leadership and vision have made him one of the most admired and influential presidents in American history.

It would astonish if not amuse the older citizens to learn that I (a strange, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy, working at ten dollars per month) have been put down as the candidate of pride, wealth, and aristocratic family distinction.

Upon the subjects of which I have treated, I have spoken as I have thought. I may be wrong in regard to any or all of them; but, holding it a sound maxim that it is better only sometimes to be right than at all times to be wrong, so soon as I discover my opinions to be erroneous, I shall be ready to renounce them.

In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong.

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.

Biographies, as generally written, are not only misleading but false... In most instances, they commemorate a lie and cheat posterity out of the truth.

I am like a man so busy in letting rooms in one end of his house, that he can't stop to put out the fire that is burning the other.

I believe this government cannot endure permanentl... -Abraham Lincoln

I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave and half free.

Let the people on both sides keep their self-possession, and just as other clouds have cleared away in due time, so will this, and this great nation shall continue to prosper as before.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as... -Abraham Lincoln

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.

That I am not a member of any Christian church is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures, and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular.

Repeal the Missouri Compromise - repeal all compromises - repeal the Declaration of Independence - repeal all past history, you still cannot repeal human nature. It will be the abundance of man's heart that slavery extension is wrong; and out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth will continue to speak.

If you think you can slander a woman into loving you, or a man into voting for you, try it till you are satisfied.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem t... -Abraham Lincoln

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

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This quote humorously comments on the prolific nature of cats and their ability to reproduce abundantly despite conflicts.

No man is good enough to govern another man withou... -Abraham Lincoln

No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.

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The quote underscores the importance of consent and personal agency. It suggests that no individual, regardless of their qualities or virtues, has the right to govern or control another person without their explicit consent. It recognizes the significance of autonomy and individual freedom.