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Abraham Lincoln Inspirational Quotes (1046)

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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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I couldn't be two faced. If I had two faces, I wouldn't wear this one.
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The only person who is a worse liar than a faith healer is his patient.
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As President, I have no eyes but constitutional eyes I cannot see you.
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History is not history unless it is the truth.
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Think of strangers as friends you not met yet.
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We accepted this war for an object, a worthy object, and the war will end when that object is attained. Under God, I hope it never will until that time.
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Our government rests in public opinion. Whoever can change public opinion, can change the government, practically just so much.
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Love is the chain whereby to bind a child to its parents.
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No man ever got lost on a straight road.
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Believing everybody is dangerous, but believing nobody is more dangerous.
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President Lincoln was once criticized for his attitude toward his enemies. Why do you try to make friends of them? asked an associate. You should try to destroy them. Am I not destroying my enemies, Lincoln gently replied, when I make them my friends?
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Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people can be engaged in.
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I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were felt by the whole human race, there would not be one cheerful face left on earth.
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If they do kill me, I shall never die another death.
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God bless the Methodist Church - bless all the churches - and blessed be God, Who, in this our great trial, giveth us the churches.
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If any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly, those who desire it for others
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The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.
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Tis better people think you a fool, then open your mouth and erase all doubt.
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When someone asked Abraham Lincoln, after he was elected president, what he was going to do about his enemies, he replied, I am going to destroy them. I am going to make them my friends.
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It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
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Submitted to the Sec. of War. On principle I dislike an oath which requires a man to swear he has not done wrong. It rejects the Christian principle of forgiveness on terms of repentance. I think it is enough if the man does no wrong hereafter.
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I hear you have abolitionists here. We have a few in Illinois, but we shot one the other day.
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Quarrel not at all. No man resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention.
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