I will either be America's greatest president or its last. — Abraham Lincoln America Copy Share Image
Force is all conquering, but it's victories are short lived. — Abraham Lincoln Anti war Copy Share Image
The struggle of today is not altogether for today - it is for a vast future also. — Abraham Lincoln Adversity Copy Share Image
Adversity does not make us frail; it only shows us how frail we are. — Abraham Lincoln Adversity Copy Share Image
I believe this Government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself. — Abraham Lincoln Book Copy Share Image
The matter of fees is important, far beyond the mere question of bread and butter involved. Properly attended to, fuller justice is… — Abraham Lincoln Bread Copy Share Image
I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar. — Abraham Lincoln Conflict Copy Share Image
I am not in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office. — Abraham Lincoln Black race Copy Share Image
The world shall know that I will keep my faith to friends and enemies, come what will. — Abraham Lincoln Enemy Copy Share Image
I go for all sharing the privileges of the government who assist in bearing its burdens. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and… — Abraham Lincoln Empathy Copy Share Image
Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them. — Abraham Lincoln Bondage Copy Share Image
“No man was to be eulogized for what he did; or censured for what he did or did not do. All of… — Abraham Lincoln Acceptance Copy Share Image
Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I am glad I made the late race. It gave me a hearing on the great and durable question of the age,… — Abraham Lincoln Freedom Copy Share Image
We think the Dred Scott decision is erroneous. We know the court that made it has often overruled its own decisions, and… — Abraham Lincoln Constitution Copy Share Image
It is to deny, what the history of the world tells us is true, to suppose that men of ambition and talents… — Abraham Lincoln Ambition Copy Share Image
While we are grateful to all the brave men and officers for the events of the past few days, we should, above… — Abraham Lincoln Almighty Copy Share Image
When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The Union is much older than the Constitution. It was formed in fact, by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
And I do further recommend to my fellow-citizens aforesaid, that on that occasion they do reverently humble themselves in the dust, and… — Abraham Lincoln Blessing Copy Share Image
All that serves labor serves the Nation. All ^ that harms labor is treason to America. No line can be drawn between… — Abraham Lincoln America Copy Share Image
Near eighty years ago we began by declaring that all men are created equal; but now from that beginning we have run… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
“The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both *may*… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Men are not flattered by being shown that there has been a difference of purpose between the Almighty and them. To deny… — Abraham Lincoln Almighty Copy Share Image
In a certain sense, and to a certain extent, he [the president] is the representative of the people. He is elected by… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
But I must add that the U.S. government must not, as by this order, undertake to run the churches. When an individual,… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
From whence shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall some trans-Atlantic military giant step the earth and crush us at a… — Abraham Lincoln Approach Copy Share Image