Abraham Lincoln Quotes - Page 27

• A universal feeling, whether well or ill founded, cannot be safely disregarded.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Feelings, Society, Public Opinion

  Address on the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise, delivered 16 October 1854, Peoria, Illinois

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• I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Organization, Civil War, Events

  Letter to Albert G. Hodges, 4 Apr. 1864

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• The man does not live who is more devoted to peace than I am. None who would do more to preserve it.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Men, Doe, He Man

  Abraham Lincoln (2012). “The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition)”, p.838, Jazzybee Verlag

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• The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Change, Past, Space

  Annual Message to Congress, 1 Dec. 1862

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• Fondly do we hope, ferverently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Peace, War, Ubuntu

  Second Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1865

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• I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Famous Inspirational, Desire, World

  Gene Griessman, Abraham Lincoln (1998). “The Words Lincoln Lived By: 52 Timeless Principles to Light Your Path”, p.72, Simon and Schuster

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• Certainly there is no contending against the Will of God; but still there is some difficulty in ascertaining, and applying it, to particular cases.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Religious, Cases, Difficulty

  Abraham Lincoln, Mario Matthew Cuomo, G. S. Boritt (2004). “Lincoln on Democracy”, p.131, Fordham Univ Press

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• I am greatly obliged to you, and to all who have come forward at the call of their country.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Country, War, Civil War

  Abraham Lincoln (1944). “Selected writings of Abraham Lincoln”, p.310, Рипол Классик

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• I sincerely wish war was a pleasanter and easier business than it is, but it does not admit of holidays.

  Abraham Lincoln

  War, Holiday, Wish

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

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• Let us strive on to finish the work we are in.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Motivational, Civil War, Charity

  Second Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1865

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• In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Congress And The President, Giving, Civil War

  Annual Message to Congress, 1 Dec. 1862

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• These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Wisdom, Live Concerts, People

  Abraham Lincoln (2012). “The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition)”, p.149, Jazzybee Verlag

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• 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

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• When you have got a ticket to send, and you're not a top costumer, it's best not to waste your time.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Waste, Tickets

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• Labor is superior to capital and precedes capital. Without labor, there is no capital.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Labor, Superiors

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• Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Agreement, Mind, Single Relationship

  Abraham Lincoln (2012). “The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition)”, p.1312, Jazzybee Verlag

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• My wife is as handsome as when she was a girl, and I...fell in love with her; and what is more, I have never fallen out.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Girl, Love You, Wife

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• This nation under God

  Abraham Lincoln

  Bible, God, Religious

  Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg, Pa., 19 Nov. 1863.

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• None seemed to think the injury arose from the use of a bad thing but from the abuse of a very good thing

  Abraham Lincoln

  Wine, Thinking, Abuse

  Abraham Lincoln (2012). “The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition)”, p.225, Jazzybee Verlag

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• What I want is to get done what the people desire to have done, and the question for me is how to find that out exactly.

  Abraham Lincoln

  People, Democracy, Desire

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• Extemporaneous speaking should be practised and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Lawyer, Public Speaking, Should

  Abraham Lincoln (2008). “Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln(1832-1865) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)”, p.50, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• The solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Pride, Sacrifice, Civil War

  Letter to Lydia Bixby, 21 Nov. 1864.

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• Your organization will take on the personality of its top leaders

  Abraham Lincoln

  Organization, Personality, Leader

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• Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Captivity, Bondage, Limbs

  Abraham Lincoln (2012). “The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition)”, p.679, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Money, Principles, Moral

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