Let none falter who thinks he is right, and we may succeed. But if, after all, we shall fail, be it so:… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Whatever spiteful fools may say, Each jealous ranting yelper, No woman ever went astray, Without a man to help her — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
We better know there is a fire whence we see much smoke rising than we could know it by one or two… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Few can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity; and none will do it enthusiastically. Posterity has done nothing for us; and… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Whatever woman may cast her lot with mine, should any ever do so, it is my intention to do all in my… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I do not wish to be misunderstood upon this subject of slavery in this country. I suppose it may long exist, and… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Again, a law may be both constitutional and expedient, and yet may be administered in an unjust and unfair way. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Our republican system was meant for a homogeneous people. As long as blacks continue to live with the whites they constitute a… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
We must remember that the people of all the States are entitled to all the privileges and immunities of the citizen of… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
May the Almighty grant that the cause of truth, justice, and humanity, shall in no wise suffer at my hands. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I do not deny the possibility that the people may err in an election; but if they do, the true [cure] is… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
We hope all danger may be overcome; but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I do not doubt that our country will finally come through safe and undivided. But do not misunderstand me... I do not… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
May our children and our children's children to a thousand generations, continue to enjoy the benefits conferred upon us by a united… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The foregoing history may not be precisely accurate in every particular; but I am sure it is sufficiently so, for all the… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
It may be affirmed, without extravagance, that the free institutions we enjoy, have developed the powers, and improved the condition, of our… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Many free countries have lost their liberty, and ours may lose hers; but, if she shall, be it my proudest plume, not… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
There is an important sense in which government is distinctive from administration. One is perpetual, the other is temporary and changeable. A… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The President responded very impressively, saying that he was deeply sensible of his need of Divine assistance. He had sometime thought that… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The available supply of gold and silver being wholly inadequate to permit the issuance of coins of intrinsic value or paper currency… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The written word may be man's greatest invention. It allows us to converse with the dead, the absent, and the unborn. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then [these?],… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
While the people retain their virtue and vigilance, no administration, by any extreme of wickedness or folly, can very seriously injure the government in… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
If you wish to be a lawyer, attach no consequence to the place you are in, or the person you are with; but get… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
As we keep or break the Sabbath Day we nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope by which man rises. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
We know, Southern men declare that their slaves are better off than hired laborers amongst us. How little they know, whereof they speak! There… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I am glad to see that a system of labor prevails under which laborers can strike when they want to. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
