1,780 Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

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.

Don't kneel to me, that is not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank Him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy.

Most governments have been based, practically, on the denial of equal rights of menours began, by affirming those rights. They said, some men are too ignorant, and vicious, to share in government. Possibly so, said we; and, by your system, you would always keep them ignorant, and vicious. We proposed to give all a chance; and we expected the weak to grow stronger, the ignorant wiser; and all better, and happier together.

You cannot fail unless you quit.

Whatever spiteful fools may say, Each jealous ranting yelper, No woman ever went astray, Without a man to help her

By all means, don't say, "if I can," say "I will."

Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.

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

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