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.

My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as... -Abraham Lincoln

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

We can succeed only by concert. It is not, 'Can any of us imagine better,' but, 'Can we all do better?'

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people; and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel.

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you ha... -Abraham Lincoln

A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.

The people will save their government, if the gove... -Abraham Lincoln

The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.

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.

He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.

I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail - I shall succeed.

For my part, I desire to see the time when education - and by its means, morality, sobriety, enterprise and industry - shall become much more general than at present, and should be gratified to have it in my power to contribute something to the advancement of any measure which might have a tendency to accelerate the happy period.

If there should prove to be one real, living Free State Democrat in Kansas, I suggest that it might be well to catch him and stuff and preserve his skin as an interesting specimen of that soon-to-be-extinct variety of the genus Democrat.

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and... -Abraham Lincoln

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

It is not my nature, when I see a people borne down by the weight of their shackles - the oppression of tyranny - to make their life more bitter by heaping upon them greater burdens; but rather would I do all in my power to raise the yoke than to add anything that would tend to crush them.

Don't swap horses in crossing a stream.

I have said a hundred times, and I have no inclination to take it back, that I believe there is no right, and ought to be no inclination in the people of the free States to enter into the slave States, and to interfere with the question of slavery at all. I have said that always.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to su... -Abraham Lincoln

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in course of ultimate extinction, or its advocates will push it forward, till it shall become alike lawful in all the States - old as well as new - North as well as South.

I have great respect for the semicolon; it is a mi... -Abraham Lincoln

I have great respect for the semicolon; it is a mighty handy little fellow.

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This quote humorously personifies the semicolon punctuation mark as a "mighty handy little fellow," indicating that the speaker appreciates and values the proper use of punctuation. It may also symbolize the speaker's reverence for grammar rules and their attention to detail in written communication.

Concede that the new government of Louisiana is only to what it should be, as the egg is to the fowl; we shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful... -Abraham Lincoln

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

Discovering the context

This quote suggests that lying requires a strong memory to maintain consistency and avoid contradicting oneself. It implies that it is difficult to sustain a web of lies without slipping up or being caught. It underscores the idea that truthfulness is easier to maintain than dishonesty because it does not rely on the burden of remembering fabricated information. It highlights the importance of honesty and integrity in personal interactions and relationships.

It is a quality of revolutions not to go by old lines or old laws, but to break up both and make new ones.

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

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Expressing a belief in the importance of preparation and readiness for an opportunity or breakthrough, suggesting that through diligent preparation, one increases their chances of success when the right moment arrives.

A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to... -Abraham Lincoln

A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.

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 by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

I have always been an old-line Henry Clay Whig.

I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right; but it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation may be on the Lord's side.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

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