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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• Great men are ordinary men with extra ordinary determination.

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  Determination, Men, Ordinary

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

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  Positive, Being Happy, Uplifting

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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.

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  Remember

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

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• When you make it to the top, turn and reach down for the person behind you.

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  Behind You, Turns, Persons

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• If you have never failed you have never lived.

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  Short Inspirational Life, Ifs

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• How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.

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  Dog, Honesty, Humor

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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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  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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• You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.

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  Libertarian Party, Liberty, Politics

  Martin D. Tullai, Abraham Lincoln (1998). “Speaking of Abraham Lincoln”

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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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• The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

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  Motivational, Education, Philosophy

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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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• Nothing is more damaging to you than to do something that you believe is wrong.

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  Believe

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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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• 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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• I am busily engaged in the study of the Bible. I believe it is God's word because it finds me where I am.

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  Bible, Believe, Presidential

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• I do not boast that God is on my side, I humbly pray that I am on God's side.

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  Sides, Praying, Boast

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• The trouble with too many people is they believe the realm of truth always lies within their vision.

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  Truth, Lying, Believe

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• What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Leadership, Humility, Giving

  Martin D. Tullai, Abraham Lincoln (1998). “Speaking of Abraham Lincoln”

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