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Religion Quotes by Abraham Lincoln
- That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have…
- Let reverence for the laws, be breathed by every American mother, to the lisping babe, that prattles on her lap - let it be taught…
- I am for liberty of conscience in its noblest, broadest, and highest sense. But I cannot give liberty of conscience to the pope and his…
- I see a very dark cloud on America's horizon, and that cloud is coming from Rome.
- Men are not flattered by being shown that there has been a difference of purpose between the Almighty and them.
- The only assurance of our nation's safety is to lay our foundation in morality and religion.
- I do not think I could myself, be brought to support a man for office, whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and…
- You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people…
- When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.
- The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.
- I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
- When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
- I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and…
- My earlier views of the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human origin of the scriptures have become clearer and stronger with…
- The Bible is not my book and Christianity is not my religion. I could never give assent to the long complicated statements of Christian dogma.
- I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive…
- It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is apt to lead to infidelity.
- In regards to this great Book [the Bible], I have but to say it is the best gift God has given to man. All the…
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