“Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“I have learned the value of old friends by making many new ones.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“[G]overnment of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“Whenever I hear anyone arguing over slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“To give the victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“To give the victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands, every where. Destroy this spirit, and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed, is more important than any other one thing.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan - to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“Nearly all men can handle adversity, if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“I'm the big buck of this lick. If any of you want to try it, come on and whet your horns.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?”
—Abraham Lincoln
“It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.”
—Abraham Lincoln