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Light Quotes by Abraham Lincoln
- He [Stephen Douglas] is blowing out the moral lights around us, when he contends that whoever wants slaves has a right to hold them; that…
- And while it has not pleased the Almighty to bless us with a return of peace, we can but press on, guided by the best…
- The money power preys on the nation in times of peace, and conspires against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than monarchy,…
- The fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor to the latest generation.
- Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can…
- 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…
- The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the…
- I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live…
- I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live…
- I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.
- We must work earnestly in the best light He gives us.
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- The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted. — Saint Augustine
- My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous images, that it might find out what… — Saint Augustine
- India saw from the beginning, and, even in her ages of reason and her age of increasing ignorance, she never lost hold… — Sri Aurobindo
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- I'm not involved in light, frivolous matters. I'm not involved in fringe or side issues. I'm involved in serious issues. — Michele Bachmann
- The government has no business telling an individual what kind of light bulb to buy. — Michele Bachmann
- Well, what did we buy? Instead of a leaner, smarter government, we bought a bureaucracy that now tells us which light bulbs… — Michele Bachmann