Abraham Quotes

217 quotes by 179 authors

On closer inspection, the hero status accorded to Abraham, Moses and David in the Old Testament (and echoed in the New Testament) is rooted not… — Paul Copan
Fame is a very unnatural human condition. When you stop to realize that Abraham Lincoln was probably never seen by more than 400 people in… — Chevy Chase
I apply the Abraham Lincoln test for moral casuistry: 'If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.' Well, then, if waterboarding does not constitute torture,… — Christopher Hitchens
We have the promise of God's being our God, and of the blessing by Christ for ourselves, as we are Abraham's seed, yet take the… — Thomas Goodwin
The Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, was put into effect on January 1, 1863, but news of the Proclamation and enforcement did not… — Corrine Brown
If I could be any famous person, I'd be John Wilkes Booth, because I'd love to shoot Abraham Lincoln in the face — Thom Yorke
Abraham Lincoln truly inspired me. It wasn't just the freeing of the slaves, he kept the Union together. Some people even forget that today. What… — George H. W. Bush
In this temple As in the hearts of the people For whom he saved the Union The memory of Abraham Lincoln Is enshrined forever — Royal Cortissoz
The nations are not gathered in automatically. If God has promised to bless "all the families of the earth," he has promised to do so… — John Stott
If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history. — Robert Foster Bennett
Moses made mistakes, Abraham made mistakes, David made mistakes, Elijah made mistakes... — Herbert W. Armstrong
Abraham Lincoln once walked down the street with his two sons, both of whom were crying. "What's the matter with you boys?" asked a passerby.… — George Sweeting
Kyria Abrahams, former teen bride of a doomsday cult and seeker of salvation in slam poetry, tells the terribly funny story of her improbable life… — Janice Erlbaum
There are certain things we can only do together. There are certain things only a union can do. Only a union could harness the courage… — Barack Obama
I've long believed that one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation… — Ronald Reagan
I think that when you look at the great politicians, the two greatest in my view were George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, they certainly had… — John McCain
If I had to baptise a Jew, I would take him to the bridge of the Elbe, hang a stone around his neck and push… — Martin Luther
Killing Lincoln is a must-read historical thriller. Bill O'Reilly recounts the dramatic events of the spring of 1865 with such exhilarating immediacy that you will… — Vince Flynn
In the gospel of Jesus Christ you have help from both sides of the veil, and you must never forget that. When disappointment and discouragement… — Jeffrey R. Holland
Viewing the man from the genuine abolitionist ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed cold, tardy, weak and unequal to the task. But, viewing him from the sentiments… — Frederick Douglass

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