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.

I remember my mother's prayers and they have alway... -Abraham Lincoln

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.

I think that slavery is wrong, morally, socially and politically. I desire that it should be no further spread in these United States, and I should not object if it should gradually terminate in the whole Union.

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.

We think the Dred Scott decision is erroneous. We know the court that made it has often overruled its own decisions, and we shall do what we can to have it overrule this.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.... -Abraham Lincoln

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This quote advises against seeking popularity or the approval of others as a means to attain peace. It implies that the pursuit of popularity can lead to compromises, conflicts, or internal struggles that disrupt personal peace. It conveys the idea that true peace may require authenticity and staying true to one's values, even if it means not being universally liked.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A man watches his pear tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end... 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.

Some day I shall be President.

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say.

If I like a thing, it just sticks after once readi... -Abraham Lincoln

If I like a thing, it just sticks after once reading it or hearing it.

You may think it was a very little thing, and in these days it seems to me like a trifle, but it was a most important incident in my life. I could scarcely credit that I, the poor boy, had earned a dollar in less than a day; that by honest work, I had earned a dollar. I was a more hopeful and thoughtful boy from that time.

Being elected to Congress, though I am very grateful to our friends for having done it, has not pleased me as much as I expected.

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itsel... -Abraham Lincoln

What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say... -Abraham Lincoln

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.

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Advocating for granting individuals the opportunity to showcase their skills and abilities in areas where they excel, recognizing the value of providing chances for success.

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.

I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.

I am rather inclined to silence.

I never went to school more than six months in my life, but I can say this: that among my earliest recollections, I remember how, when a mere child, I used to get irritated when anybody talked to me in a way I could not understand.

Four score 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.

If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but i... -Abraham Lincoln

If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enfor... -Abraham Lincoln

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

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This quote proposes a strategy for addressing a bad or unjust law. It suggests that by strictly enforcing such a law, its negative consequences may become apparent, potentially leading to public awareness, opposition, and ultimately its repeal or modification.

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.

How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg.

The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's throat, for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of liberty.

It is with your aid, as the people, that I think we shall be able to preserve - not the country, for the country will preserve itself, but the institutions of the country - those institutions which have made us free, intelligent and happy - the most free, the most intelligent, and the happiest people on the globe.

Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion,and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.

In so far as the government lands can be disposed of, I am in favor of cutting up the wild lands into parcels so that every poor man may have a home.

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

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