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title: "Best Politics Quotes by Abraham Lincoln"
description: "108 Politics quotes by Abraham Lincoln. Plus more from Abraham Lincoln and more Politics sayings from other authors."
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> [It is not the qualified voters, but the qualified voters who choose to vote, that constitute political power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/it-is-not-the-qualified-voters-but-the-qualified-voters-who-choose-to/)

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> [I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-was-losing-interest-in-politics-when-the-repeal-of-the-missouri/)

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> [Must a government be too strong for the liberties of its people or too weak to maintain its own existence?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/must-a-government-be-too-strong-for-the-liberties-of-its-people-or/)

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> [I go for all sharing the privileges of the government, who assist in bearing its burthens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-go-for-all-sharing-the-privileges-of-the-government-who-assist-in-3/)

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> [ Almost every thing, especially of governmental policy, is an inseparable compound of the two \[good and evil\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/almost-every-thing-especially-of-governmental-policy-is-an/)

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> [“The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation is the philosophy of government in the next.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-philosophy-of-the-schoolroom-in-one-generation-is-the-philosophy/)

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> [You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/you-may-fool-all-the-people-some-of-the-time-you-can-even-fool-some/)

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> [I am struggling to maintain the government, not to overthrow it. I am struggling especially to prevent others from overthrowing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-am-struggling-to-maintain-the-government-not-to-overthrow-it-i-am/)

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> [“I may be wrong in regard to any or all of them; but holding it a sound maxim, that it is better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-may-be-wrong-in-regard-to-any-or-all-of-them-but-holding-it-a-sound/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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> [The man who stands by and says nothing, when the peril of his government is discussed, can not be misunderstood. If not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-man-who-stands-by-and-says-nothing-when-the-peril-of-his/)

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> [Nowhere in the world is presented a government of so much liberty and equality. To the humblest and poorest amongst us are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/nowhere-in-the-world-is-presented-a-government-of-so-much-liberty-and/)

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> [The power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-power-confided-in-me-will-be-used-to-hold-occupy-and-possess-the/)

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> [At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/at-what-point-then-is-the-approach-of-danger-to-be-expected-i-answer/)

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> [Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the people and who, to say the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/politicians-are-a-set-of-men-who-have-interests-aside-from-the/)

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> [There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of government policy, is an inseparable compound of the two,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/there-are-few-things-wholly-evil-or-wholly-good-almost-everything/)

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> [The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done, but can not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-legitimate-object-of-government-is-to-do-for-a-community-of/)

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> [I am a patient man--always willing to forgive on the Christian terms of repentance, and also to give ample time for repentance.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-am-a-patient-man-always-willing-to-forgive-on-the-christian-terms/)

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> [I agree with you, Mr. Chairman, that the working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-agree-with-you-mr-chairman-that-the-working-men-are-the-basis-of/)

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> [I believe each individual is naturally entitled to do as he pleases with himself and the fruit of his labor, so far…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-believe-each-individual-is-naturally-entitled-to-do-as-he-pleases/)

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> [The Government should create, issue, and circulate all the currency and credits needed to satisfy the spending power of the Government and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-government-should-create-issue-and-circulate-all-the-currency-and/)

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> [That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now is not much to be wondered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/that-our-government-should-have-been-maintained-in-its-original-form/)

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> [Most governments have been based, practically, on the denial of equal rights of menours began, by affirming those rights. They said, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/most-governments-have-been-based-practically-on-the-denial-of-equal/)

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> [And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/and-by-virtue-of-the-power-and-for-the-purpose-aforesaid-i-do-order/)

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> [ Senator \[Stephen\] Douglas is of world-wide renown. All the anxious politicians of his party, or who have been of his party for… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/senator-stephen-douglas-is-of-world-wide-renown-all-the-anxious/)

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> [You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/you-cannot-help-the-poor-by-destroying-the-rich-you-cannot-lift-the/)

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> [The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-government-will-support-you-to-the-utmost-of-its-ability-which-is-2/)

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> [Now, and ever, I shall do all in my power for peace, consistently with the maintenance of government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/now-and-ever-i-shall-do-all-in-my-power-for-peace-consistently-with/)

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> [The political horizon looks dark and lowering; but the people, under Providence, will set all right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-political-horizon-looks-dark-and-lowering-but-the-people-under/)

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> [The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-people-will-save-their-government-if-the-government-itself-will/)

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> [Honest statesmanship is the wise employment of individual meanness for the public good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/honest-statesmanship-is-the-wise-employment-of-individual-meanness/)

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> [I go for all sharing the privileges of the government who assist in bearing its burdens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-go-for-all-sharing-the-privileges-of-the-government-who-assist-in/)

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> [In so far as the government lands can be disposed of, I am in favor of cutting up the wild lands into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/in-so-far-as-the-government-lands-can-be-disposed-of-i-am-in-favor-of/)

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> [A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/a-prohibition-law-strikes-a-blow-at-the-very-principles-upon-which/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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> [To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as nearly as possible, is a worthy object of any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/to-secure-to-each-laborer-the-whole-product-of-his-labor-or-as-nearly/)

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> [The privilege of creating and issuing money is not only the supreme prerogative of government, but it is the government's greatest creative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-privilege-of-creating-and-issuing-money-is-not-only-the-supreme-2/)

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> [In my view of the present aspect of affairs, there is no need of bloodshed and war. There is no necessity for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/in-my-view-of-the-present-aspect-of-affairs-there-is-no-need-of/)

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> [Our common country is in great peril, demanding the loftiest views, and boldest action to bring it speedy relief. Once relieved, its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/our-common-country-is-in-great-peril-demanding-the-loftiest-views-and-2/)

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> [Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/any-people-anywhere-being-inclined-and-having-the-power-have-the-3/)

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> [I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too, may be; bow to it I never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-can-not-deny-that-all-may-be-swept-away-broken-by-it-i-too-may-be/)

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> [And whereas this House desires to obtain a full knowledge of all the facts which go to establish whether the particular spot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/and-whereas-this-house-desires-to-obtain-a-full-knowledge-of-all-the/)

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## More by Abraham Lincoln

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/elections-belong-to-the-people-it-s-their-decision-if-they-decide-to/)

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> [ Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then \[these?\],… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/next-came-the-patent-laws-these-began-in-england-in-1624-and-in-this/)

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> [All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/all-that-i-am-or-ever-hope-to-be-i-owe-to-my-angel-mother/)

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> [While the people retain their virtue and vigilance, no administration, by any extreme of wickedness or folly, can very seriously injure the government in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/while-the-people-retain-their-virtue-and-vigilance-no-administration/)

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> [I could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-could-not-have-slept-tonight-if-i-had-left-that-helpless-little/)

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> [Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/let-us-at-all-times-remember-that-all-american-citizens-are-brothers/)

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> [If you wish to be a lawyer, attach no consequence to the place you are in, or the person you are with; but get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/if-you-wish-to-be-a-lawyer-attach-no-consequence-to-the-place-you-are/)

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> [As we keep or break the Sabbath Day we nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope by which man rises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/as-we-keep-or-break-the-sabbath-day-we-nobly-save-or-meanly-lose-the/)

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> [Tell the truth and you won't have so much to remember](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/tell-the-truth-and-you-won-t-have-so-much-to-remember/)

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> [With high hope for the future, no prediction is ventured.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/with-high-hope-for-the-future-no-prediction-is-ventured/)

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> [We know, Southern men declare that their slaves are better off than hired laborers amongst us. How little they know, whereof they speak! There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/we-know-southern-men-declare-that-their-slaves-are-better-off-than/)

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> [I am glad to see that a system of labor prevails under which laborers can strike when they want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-am-glad-to-see-that-a-system-of-labor-prevails-under-which-laborers/)

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> [I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-don-t-like-that-man-i-must-get-to-know-him-better/)

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> [In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and to the young, it comes with bitterest agony because it takes them unawares.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/in-this-sad-world-of-ours-sorrow-comes-to-all-and-to-the-young-it/)

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> [The man does not live who is more devoted to peace than I am. None who would do more to preserve it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-man-does-not-live-who-is-more-devoted-to-peace-than-i-am-none-who/)

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