Declaration Independence Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

12 Declaration Independence quotes by Abraham Lincoln

All Declaration Independence quotes Abraham Lincoln’s page

Lincoln’s words on independence are presented in a tight, twelve‑quote set, giving a swift look at his thoughts on freedom and the courage to stand apart.

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Do not destroy that immortal emblem of humanity, the Declaration of Independence.

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“I have never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence. --February 22, 1861”

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I have never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence.

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I think the authors of that notable instrument [the Declaration of Independence] intended to include all men.

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It was that which gave promise that in due time the weights should be lifted from the shoulders of all men, and…

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I have never had a feeling, politically, that did not spring from the Declaration of Independence that all should have an equal…

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I should like to know if, taking this old Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men are equal upon principle, you…

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Our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all and thought to include all; but now, to aid in making the bondage…

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Wise statesmen ... established these great self-evident truths, that when in the distant future some man, some faction, some interest, should set…

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In those days, our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all, and thought to include all; but now, to aid in…

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As the patriots of seventy-six did to the support of the Declaration of Independence, so to the support of the Constitution and…

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Let us re-adopt the Declaration of Independence, and with it, the practices, and policy, which harmonize with it. Let north and south…

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