Abraham Lincoln Quotes About Arguing

• Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Life, Strong, Freedom

  Speech to 140th Indiana regiment, 17 Mar. 1865

• When arguing with a fool, make sure the opponent isn't doing the exact same thing.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Fool, Opponents, Arguing

• I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire for themselves, and secondly those who desire it for others. Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Strong, Freedom, Men

  Speech to 140th Indiana regiment, 17 Mar. 1865

• While I have often said that all men out to be free, yet I would allow those colored persons to be slaves who want to be; and next to them those white persons who argue in favor of making other people slaves. I am in favor of giving an opportunity to such white men to try it on for themselves.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Opportunity, Men, White Man

  Abraham Lincoln (2008). “The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln”, p.362, Wildside Press LLC

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