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Country Quotes by Abraham Lincoln
- Now I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political evil...
- One section of our country believes slavery is right, and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong, and ought not to…
- I expect to maintain this contest until successful, or till I die, or am conquered, or my term expires, or Congress or the country forsakes…
- Again I admonish you not to be turned from your stern purpose of defending your beloved country and its free institutions by any arguments urged…
- Next came the patent laws. These began in England in 1624, and in this country with the adoption of our Constitution. Before then any man…
- I do not wish to be misunderstood upon this subject of slavery in this country. I suppose it may long exist, and perhaps the best…
- Now, I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political evil, having due regard…
- No country can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its numbers. The great majority must labor at something productive.
- Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal feeling.
- Let the people know the truth and the country is safe.
- I have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to conclude that I am the best man in the country; but I am reminded, in this connection, of…
- An allusion has been made to the Homestead Law. I think it worthy of consideration, and that the wild lands of the country should be…
- I am greatly obliged to you, and to all who have come forward at the call of their country.
- I am much indebted to the good Christian people of the country for their constant prayers and consolations; and to no one of them, more…
- My God! My God! What will the country say?
- With this honor devolves upon you also a corresponding responsibility. As the country herein trusts you, so under God it will sustain you.
- I can hardly believe that the South and North can live in peace, unless we can get rid of the negroes ... I believe that…
- It is most cheering and encouraging for me to know that in the efforts which I have made and am making for the restoration of…
- I agree with you, Mr. Chairman, that the working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they are the more…
- 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…
- This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it.
- Our common country is in great peril, demanding the loftiest views, and boldest action to bring it speedy relief. Once relieved, its form of government…
- 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…
- Public opinion in this country is everything.
- This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their…
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- It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite… — Hannah Arendt
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- 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's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what… — Lance Armstrong
- An illness is like a journey into a far country; it sifts all one's experience and removes it to a point so… — Sholem Asch
- Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing… — Bashar al-Assad
- What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different ethnicity or… — Chinua Achebe
- I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens, never see… — David Attenborough
- Presidents do not go off on leave without telling the country. — Chinua Achebe
- Canada is a balloon-puncturing country. You are not really allowed to be an icon unless you also make an idiot of yourself. — Margaret Atwood
- I've had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the mistreatment of factions in the country because… — Chinua Achebe
- Foreignness is all around. Only in the heart of the heart of the country, namely the heart of the United States, can… — Margaret Atwood