I am satisfied that when the Almighty wants me to do or not do any particular thing, He finds a way of… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Certainly there is no contending against the Will of God; but still there is some difficulty in ascertaining, and applying it, to… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
And whereas this House desires to obtain a full knowledge of all the facts which go to establish whether the particular spot… — Abraham Lincoln 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
That I am not a member of any Christian church is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures,… — 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
When I have a particular case in hand, I have that motive and feel an interest in the case, feel an interest… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Senator Douglas holds, we know, that a man may rightfully be wiser today than he was yesterday - that he may rightfully… — 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
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