1,780 Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races: that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people.

God bless the Methodist Church - bless all the churches - and blessed be God, Who, in this our great trial, giveth us the churches.

The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.

For my part, I desire to see the time when education - and by its means, morality, sobriety, enterprise and industry - shall become much more general than at present, and should be gratified to have it in my power to contribute something to the advancement of any measure which might have a tendency to accelerate the happy period.

In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party.

Quarrel not at all. No man resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention.

Let us renew our trust in god, and go forward without fear.

I could write shorter sermons but when I get started I'm too lazy to stop

Better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak out and confirm that you didn't do the assigned readings before the strategic planning retreat.