Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincolnwas the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth12 February 1809
CountryUnited States of America
hate liars men
All that serves labor serves the Nation. All ^ that harms labor is treason to America. No line can be drawn between these two. If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool. There is no America without labor, and to fleece the one is to rob the other.
saving firsts virtue
Teach economy. That is one of the first and highest virtues. It begins with saving money.
commitment reality promise
Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.
integrity honor
Honor is better than honors.
memories honesty liars
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.
success political politics
What is conservatism? Is it not the adherence to the old and tried against the new and untried?
drink sucker straws
Why don't I drink from a straw? Because straws are for suckers.
dog honesty humor
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.
inspirational karma quitting
You cannot fail unless you quit.
america labor fleece
There is no America without labor, and to fleece the one is to rob the other.
christian men today
The leading rule for a man of every calling is diligence; never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
men thinking office
I do not think I could myself, be brought to support a man for office, whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion.
life friendship memories
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
views numbers liberty
If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any clearly written constitutional right, it might, in a moral point of view, justify revolution.