Quotes By Abraham Lincoln

I planted myself upon the truth, and the truth only, so far as I knew it, or could be brought to know it.

I have always hated slavery, I think as much as any Abolitionist.

The leading rule for the Lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.

How in God's name do you let such paragraphs into the Tribune? ... I confess it astonishes me.

May they [firefighters] extinguish all the bad flames, but keep the flame of patriotism ever burning brightly in the hearts of the ladies.

Wise councils may accelerate or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later the victory is sure to come

Legislation and adjudication must follow, and conform to, the progress of society.

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.

Let minor differences, and personal preferences, if there be such; go to the winds. Let it be seen by the result, that the cause of free-men and free-labor is stronger in Chicago that day, than ever before.

The Union, in any event, won't be dissolved. We don't want to dissolve it, and if you attempt it, we won't let you.

The fourth of July has not quite dwindled away; it is still a great day - for burning fire-crackers!!!

Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man's nature - opposition to it is [in] his love of justice.

Stand with anybody that stands RIGHT. Stand with him while he is right and PART with him when he goes wrong.

According to our ancient faith, the just powers of government are derived from the consent of the governed.

Stand on middle ground and hold the ship level and steady.

If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that ``all men are created equal;'' and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man's making a slave of another.

In all that the people can individually do as well for themselves, government ought not to interfere.

Although volume upon volume is written to prove slavery a very good thing, we never hear of the man who wishes to take the good of it, by being a slave himself.

Many eloquent men fail utterly; and they are not, as a class, generally successful.

The presidency, even to the most experienced politicians, is no bed of roses.