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Cause Quotes by Abraham Lincoln
- If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.
- 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…
- I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me. Now, at the end of three years struggle the nation's…
- Do the people of the South really entertain fears that a Republican administration would, directly, or indirectly, interfere with their slaves, or with them, about…
- Ordered that of the Indians and Half-breeds sentenced to be hanged by the military commission, composed of Colonel Crooks, Lt. Colonel Marshall, Captain Grant, Captain…
- Without the Constitution and the Union, we could not have attained the result; but even these, are not the primary cause of our great prosperity.…
- There are no accidents in my philosophy. Every effect must have its cause. The past is the cause of the present, and the present will…
- I would like to speak in terms of praise due to the many brave officers and soldiers who have fought in the cause of the…
- Washington's is the mightiest name of earth - long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty; still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name…
- A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall. So with men. If you would win a man to your cause, first…
- For it has been said, all that a man hath will he give for his life; and while all contribute of their substance the soldier…
- Thoughtful men must feel that the fate of civilization upon this continent is involved in the issue of our contest. Among the most satisfying proofs…
- May the Almighty grant that the cause of truth, justice, and humanity, shall in no wise suffer at my hands.
- May our children and our children's children to a thousand generations, continue to enjoy the benefits conferred upon us by a united country, and have…
- The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.
- I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
- It is rather for us here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that…
- Through their deeds, the dead of battle have spoken more eloquently for themselves than any of the living ever could. But we can only honor…
- Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the…
- I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing…
- The Cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one, or even one hundred defeats.
- Life may not always be a bed of roses. All of us are aware of this fact. There are numerous times in life when we…
- I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too, may be; bow to it I never will. The probability…
- Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond t he bounds…
- I am glad I made the late race. It gave me a hearing on the great and durable question of the age, which I could…
More Cause Quotes
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the… — Mahmoud Abbas
- It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr. — Saint Augustine
- We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of… — Marcus Aurelius
- A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the great cause… — Irving Babbitt
- I'm not going to fight in the physical with physical weapons, because it's not a physical fight. I'm going to fight with… — Stephen Baldwin
- When we believe that God is Father, we also believe that such a father's hand will never cause his child a needless… — William Barclay
- Meditation state is a place of deep relaxation where you can pinpoint the things you do and to set a paradigm switch… — Roseanne Barr
- The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates. — Dave Barry
- There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I… — Drew Barrymore
- Be careful that what you write does not offend anybody or cause problems within the company. The safest approach is to remove… — Scott Adams
- The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings… — Simone de Beauvoir