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Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Abraham Lincoln quotes

American President, Politician February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865

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I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot. Abraham Lincoln
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. . . . If, today, he should choose to say he thinks it necessary to invade Canada to prevent the British from invading us, how could you stop him? You may say to him, 'I see no probability of the British invading us'; but he will say to you, 'Be... Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln quote: "Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers..."
Military glory--that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood--that serpent's eye, that charms to destroy... Abraham Lincoln
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. Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln quote: "My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether..."
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure. Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln quote: "I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming..."
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. Abraham Lincoln
If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. Abraham Lincoln
A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. 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. Abraham Lincoln
Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built. Abraham Lincoln
Fellow-citizens, we can not 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. Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln quote: "All I have learned, I learned from books."
All I have learned, I learned from books. Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln quote: "Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them..."
Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself. Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln quote: "To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men."
To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men. Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln quote: "I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not..."
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 up to what light I have. Abraham Lincoln
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. Abraham Lincoln

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