Abraham Lincoln Quotes

• Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Invasion, Internals, Dies

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  We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Freedom, Men, Democracies Have

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  America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

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  Wisdom, Religious, Freedom

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• The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it.

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  Positive, Being Happy, Uplifting

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• I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country... corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.

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  Country, Money, Hands

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• Great men are ordinary men with extra ordinary determination.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Determination, Men, Ordinary

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  Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

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  Inspirational, Leadership, Wisdom

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  You must remember that some things legally right are not morally right.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Remember

  Abraham Lincoln (1907). “The Lincoln Year Book: Axioms and Aphorisms from the Great Emancipator”, p.48, Library of Alexandria

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  Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

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  Funny, Life, Sarcastic

  Abraham Lincoln (1982). “Abraham Lincoln, wisdom & wit”, Peter Pauper Pr

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• Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.

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  Leadership, God, Wisdom

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  We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.

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  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

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• In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

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  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• It is a sin to be silent when it is your duty to protest.

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  Sin, Silent, Duty

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• Tell the truth and you won't have so much to remember

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  Witty, Remember, Telling The Truth

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• A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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  Leadership, Inspirational Life, Twilight

  Speech at Republican state convention nominating him to run for U.S. senator, Springfield, Ill., 16 June 1858

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• It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.

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  Inspirational, Inspiring, Courage

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• Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Freedom, 4th Of July, Patriotic

  Letter to Henry L. Pierce and Others, 6 Apr. 1859

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• A day spent helping no one but yourself is a day wasted.

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  Helping

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• What are you gonna do for a face when the baboon wants his ass back?

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  Success, Want, Faces

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• You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

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  Character, People, Independence

  Abraham Lincoln, Jack Stevenson (2017). “Abraham Lincoln: 100 Influential Quotes of My Life”, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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• The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

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  Friendship, Best Friend, Clever

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• Every man is born an original, but sadly, most men die copies.

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  Men, Born, Copies

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• Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

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• The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

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  Inspirational, Funny, Life

  Abraham Lincoln (1992). “The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln”, Plume

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• If we exchange one dollar, we both have one dollar each. But if we exchange one good thought, we both have two good thoughts

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  Two, Dollars, Good Thoughts

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