“Persuasion — kind, unassuming persuasion — should be adopted to influence the conduct of men. The opposite course would be a reversal of human nature, which is God's decree and can never be reversed.”Abraham Lincoln
“I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation should be on the Lord's side.”Abraham Lincoln
“These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they and all others shall have.”Abraham Lincoln
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”Abraham Lincoln
“A statesman thinks in terms of future generations; a politician thinks in terms of the next election.”Abraham Lincoln
“If friendship is your weakest point, then you are the strongest person in the world.”Abraham Lincoln
“If I am killed, I can die but once; but to live in constant dread of it is to die over and over again.”Abraham Lincoln
“Teach economy. That is one of the first and highest virtues. It begins with saving money.”Abraham Lincoln
“We hope all danger may be overcome; but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous.”Abraham Lincoln
“The Union is much older than the Constitution. It was formed in fact, by the Articles of Association in 1774. It was matured and continued by the Declaration of Independence in 1776.”Abraham Lincoln
“Our government rests in public opinion. Whoever can change public opinion can, practically, change the government.”Abraham Lincoln
“In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.”Abraham Lincoln
“Any society that takes away from those most capable and gives to the least will perish.”Abraham Lincoln
“I do the very best I can. I mean to keep going. If the end brings me out all right, then what is said against me won't matter. If I'm wrong, ten angels swearing I was right won't make a difference.”Abraham Lincoln
“It is my pleasure that my children are free and happy, and unrestrained by parental tyranny. Love is the chain whereby to bind a child to its parents.”Abraham Lincoln
“The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done, but cannot do at all, or cannot so well do, for themselves in their separate and individual capacities.”Abraham Lincoln
“If we know where we are and something about how we got there, we might see where we are trending — and if the outcomes that lie naturally in our course are unacceptable, we can make timely change.”Abraham Lincoln
“Allow me to assure you that suspicion and jealousy never helped any man in any situation.”Abraham Lincoln
