Abraham Lincoln Quotes, Believe Quotes, Heart Quotes

Whether or not the world would be vastly benefited by a total banishment from it of all intoxicating drinks seems not now an open question. Three-fourths of mankind confess the affirmative with their tongues, and I believe all the rest acknowledge it in their hearts.

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Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

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When you make it to the top, turn and reach down for the person behind you.

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But fight we must; and conquer we shall; in the end.

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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.

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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

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The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust.

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Always let your subordinates know that the honor will be all theirs if they succeed and the blame will be yours if they fail.

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Nevertheless, amid the greatest difficulties of my Administration, when I could not see any other resort, I would place my whole reliance on God, knowing that all would go well, and that He would decide for the right.

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Work, work, work, is the main thing.

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I shall not do more than I can, and I shall do all I can to save the government, which is my sworn duty as well as my personal inclination. I shall do nothing in malice. What I deal with is too vast for malicious dealing.

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Near eighty years ago we began by declaring that all men are created equal; but now from that beginning we have run down to the other declaration, that for SOME men to enslave OTHERS is a "sacred right of self-government." These principles can not stand together. They are as opposite as God and mammon; and whoever holds to the one, must despise the other.

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And then, there will be some black men who can remember that, with silent tongue, and clenched teeth, and steady eye, and well-poised bayonnet, they have helped mankind on to this great consummation.

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I have never studied the art of paying compliments to women; but I must say that if all that has been said by orators and poets since the creation of the world in praise of women were applied to the women of America, it would not do them justice for their conduct during this war.

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I have no wealthy or popular relations to recommend me.

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Free labor has the inspiration of hope; pure slavery has no hope.

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I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

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While I am deeply sensible to the high compliment of a re-election; and duly grateful, as I trust, to Almighty God for having directed my countrymen to a right conclusion, as I think, for their own good, it adds nothing to my satisfaction that any other man may be disappointed or pained by the result.

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In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you.... You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to preserve, protect and defend it.

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The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance.

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