Abraham Lincoln Quotes About Atheism

• I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.

  Abraham Lincoln

  God, Atheist, Humor

  Abraham Lincoln (2001). “Lincoln's Words: Sentiments from the 16th President of the United States”

• The only person who is a worse liar than a faith healer is his patient.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Liars, Atheism, Patient

• My earlier views of the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human origin of the scriptures have become clearer and stronger with advancing years, and I see no reason for thinking I shall ever change them.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Christian, Thinking, Views

• I see a very dark cloud on America's horizon, and that cloud is coming from Rome.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Dark, Clouds, Rome

• It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is apt to lead to infidelity.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Life, Atheist, Infidelity

• I am for liberty of conscience in its noblest, broadest, and highest sense. But I cannot give liberty of conscience to the pope and his followers, the papists, so long as they tell me, through all their councils, theologians, and canon laws that their conscience orders them to burn my wife, strangle my children, and cut my throat when they find their opportunity.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Children, Cutting, Opportunity

• If there is no military need for the building, leave it alone, neither putting anyone in or out of it, except on finding some one preaching or practicing treason, in which case lay hands on him, just as if he were doing the same thing in any other building.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Military, Hands, Atheism

  Abraham Lincoln, Roy Prentice Basler (1953). “Collected Works: The Abraham Lincoln Association, Springfield, Illinois. Roy P. Basler, Editor; Marion Dolores Pratt and Lloyd A. Dunlap, Assistant Editors”

• The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Bible, Christian, Religious

• Men are not flattered by being shown that there has been a difference of purpose between the Almighty and them.

  Abraham Lincoln

  God, Men, Differences

  Abraham Lincoln (2008). “Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln(1832-1865) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)”, p.477, ReadHowYouWant.com

• What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Prayer, Atheism, Decree

  "The World's Sages, Thinkers and Reformers". Book by D. M. Bennett, 1876.

• I think I stand where that man stands.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Men, Thinking, Atheism

• Oh, that [his Thanksgiving Message] is some of Seward's nonsense, and it pleases the fools.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Atheism, Fool, Messages

• There was the strangest combination of church influence against me. Baker is a Campbellite; and therefore, as I suppose with few exceptions, got all of that Church. My wife had some relations in the Presbyterian churches, and some in the Episcopal churches; and therefore, wherever it would tell, I was set down as either one or the other, while it was everywhere contended that no Christian ought to vote for me because I belonged to no Church, and was suspected of being a Deist and had talked of fighting a duel.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Christian, Fighting, Wife

• I have neither time nor disposition to enter into discussion with the Friend, and end this occasion by suggesting for her consideration the question whether, if it be true that the Lord has appointed me to do the work she has indicated, it is not probable that he would have communicated knowledge of the fact to me as well as to her.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Atheism, Facts, Lord

  Abraham Lincoln (1894). “The Table Talk of Abraham Lincoln”

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