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title: "123 War Quotes By Abraham Lincoln"
description: "War quotes by Abraham Lincoln explore Union, slavery, and honor."
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> [He has got the slows, Mr. Blair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/he-has-got-the-slows-mr-blair/)

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> [My God! My God! What will the country say?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/my-god-my-god-what-will-the-country-say/)

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> [There' s nothing good in war. Except its ending.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/there-s-nothing-good-in-war-except-its-ending/)

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> [I can't spare this man, he fights!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-can-t-spare-this-man-he-fights/)

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> [It's bad. It's damned bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/it-s-bad-it-s-damned-bad/)

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> [confused and Stunned, like a duck hit on the head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/confused-and-stunned-like-a-duck-hit-on-the-head/)

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> [The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-father-of-waters-again-goes-unvexed-to-the-sea/)

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> [Care for him who shall have borne the battle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/care-for-him-who-shall-have-borne-the-battle/)

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> [ \[Uniting workers should not\] lead to a war upon property, or the owners of property. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/uniting-workers-should-not-lead-to-a-war-upon-property-or-the-owners/)

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> [Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/whenever-there-is-a-conflict-between-human-rights-and-property-rights/)

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> [“Anybody will do for you, but not for me. I must have somebody .”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/anybody-will-do-for-you-but-not-for-me-i-must-have-somebody/)

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> [In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/in-your-hands-my-dissatisfied-fellow-countrymen-and-not-in-mine-is-2/)

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> [It must now atone in blood for its complicity in wickedness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/it-must-now-atone-in-blood-for-its-complicity-in-wickedness/)

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> [I confess I hate to see the poor creatures hunted down but I bite my lip and keep quiet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-confess-i-hate-to-see-the-poor-creatures-hunted-down-but-i-bite-my/)

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> [Force is all conquering, but it's victories are short lived.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/force-is-all-conquering-but-it-s-victories-are-short-lived/)

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> [I am not in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-am-not-in-favor-of-making-voters-or-jurors-of-negroes-nor-of/)

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> [And then, there will be some black men who can remember that, with silent tongue, and clenched teeth, and steady eye, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/and-then-there-will-be-some-black-men-who-can-remember-that-with/)

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> [In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/in-the-present-civil-war-it-is-quite-possible-that-god-s-purpose-is/)

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> [As a nation we began by declaring that all me are created equal. We now practically read it, all men are created…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/as-a-nation-we-began-by-declaring-that-all-me-are-created-equal-we/)

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> [You say you will not fight to free negroes. Some of them seem willing to fight for you; but, no matter. Fight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/you-say-you-will-not-fight-to-free-negroes-some-of-them-seem-willing/)

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> [“Such will be a great lesson of peace: teaching men that what they cannot take by and election, neither can they take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/such-will-be-a-great-lesson-of-peace-teaching-men-that-what-they-2/)

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> [Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/kings-had-always-been-involving-and-impoverishing-their-people-in/)

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> [It is not merely for to-day, but for all time to come that we should perpetuate for our children's children this great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/it-is-not-merely-for-to-day-but-for-all-time-to-come-that-we-should/)

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> [The Union is much older than the Constitution. It was formed in fact, by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-union-is-much-older-than-the-constitution-it-was-formed-in-fact/)

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> [The Democracy of to-day hold the liberty of one man to be absolutely nothing, when in conflict with another mans right of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-democracy-of-to-day-hold-the-liberty-of-one-man-to-be-absolutely/)

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> [The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-dogmas-of-the-quiet-past-are-inadequate-to-the-stormy-present-the/)

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> [I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbroken; and to the extent of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-therefore-consider-that-in-view-of-the-constitution-and-the-laws/)

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> [Negro equality, Fudge!! How long in the Government of a God great enough to make and maintain this Universe, shall there continue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/negro-equality-fudge-how-long-in-the-government-of-a-god-great-enough/)

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> [ We must believe that He permits it \[this war\] for some wise purpose of his own, mysterious and unknown to us; and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/we-must-believe-that-he-permits-it-this-war-for-some-wise-purpose-of/)

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> [Through their deeds, the dead of battle have spoken more eloquently for themselves than any of the living ever could. But we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/through-their-deeds-the-dead-of-battle-have-spoken-more-eloquently/)

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> [I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-will-say-then-that-i-am-not-nor-ever-have-been-in-favor-of-bringing-2/)

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> [What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? It is not...the guns of our war steamers, or the strength of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/what-constitutes-the-bulwark-of-our-own-liberty-and-independence-it/)

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> [The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-will-of-god-prevails-in-great-contests-each-party-claims-to-act-2/)

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> [“At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/at-this-second-appearing-to-take-the-oath-of-the-presidential-office/)

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> [The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-purposes-of-the-almighty-are-perfect-and-must-prevail-though-we-2/)

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> [My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/my-paramount-object-in-this-struggle-is-to-save-the-union-and-is-not/)

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> [“Allow the President to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion and you allow him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/allow-the-president-to-invade-a-neighboring-nation-whenever-he-shall-2/)

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> [“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/four-score-and-seven-years-ago-our-fathers-brought-forth-on-this-2/)

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> [The provision of the Constitution giving the war making power to Congress was dictated, as I understand it, by the following reasons:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-provision-of-the-constitution-giving-the-war-making-power-to/)

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> [We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/we-all-declare-for-liberty-but-in-using-the-same-word-we-do-not-all/)

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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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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/)

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

> [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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                        "text": "What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? It is not...the guns of our war steamers, or the strength of our gallant and disciplined army...our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in our bosoms…",
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                        "text": "The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be, wrong. God cannot be for and against the same thing at the same time. In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party - and yet the human instrumentalities, working just as they do, are of the best adaptation to effect His purpose.",
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                        "text": "“At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it, all sought to avert it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war--seeking to dissolve the Union and divide effects by negotiation. Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came. One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with or even before the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces, but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes. \"Woe unto the world because of offenses; for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.\" If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said \"the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.\" With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”",
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                        "text": "The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance. We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this; but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom, and our own error therein. Meanwhile we must work earnestly in the best lights He gives us, trusting that so working still conduces to the great ends He ordains. Surely He intends some great good to follow this mighty convulsion, which no mortal could make, and no mortal could stay.",
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                        "text": "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.",
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                        "text": "“Allow the President to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose -- and you allow him to make war at pleasure. . . . If, today, he should choose to say he thinks it necessary to invade Canada to prevent the British from invading us, how could you stop him? You may say to him, 'I see no probability of the British invading us'; but he will say to you, 'Be silent; I see it, if you don't.”",
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                        "text": "“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.”",
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