73 Quotes About Abraham-lincoln

[September] 27th [1862] I happened to be placed, being a humble instrument in the hands of our Heavenly Father, as I am, and as we all are, to work out His great purposes, I have desired that all my works and acts may be according to His will, and that it might be so, I have sought His aid; but if, after endeavoring to do my best in the light which He affords me, I find my efforts fail, I must believe that for some purpose unknown to me, He wills it otherwise.

[September] 27th [1862] If I had had my way, this war would never have been commenced.

One black man, overcome by emotion, dropped to his knees, prompting the president to conduct a curbside colloquium on the meaning of emancipation. “Don’t kneel to me,” said the president. “That is not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank Him for the liberty you will enjoy hereafter.

An elderly black man stepped forward and prayed aloud for Lincoln’s safety. Much to Coffin’s surprise, the President “lifted his own hat from his head and bowed to the old man.”24

Indeed, no doubt that Abraham Lincoln's image charm can close one's mouth and mind, and it does, whether one is the highest figure or any institution. Endless wars remain under its shadow; thereupon, peace is only a dream.

At Lincoln’s second inaugural, a drunken Johnson, who had had one too many whiskeys that morning, plunged into a long, rambling, incoherent discourse, shouting about his humble origins and lecturing the assembled dignitaries from the Supreme Court and the diplomatic corps (“With all your fine feathers and gew-gaws”) that they were merely “creatures of the people.” Then, as he took his oath, Johnson visibly and audibly slobbered upon the Bible.

I do not wish you to believe that I assume to be any better than others who have gone before me.

January 18th. Georgia secedes [from the union].21st. Withdrawal from the Senate of Jefferson Davis and other southern senators.26th. (To Mrs. C. W. Pratt) Herewith I send you my autograph, which you request.26th. Louisiana secedes.

Now I can ride. I have a pumpkin in each end of my sack.