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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

American president who preserved the Union and ended slavery

10 Quotes
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have
— Speech in Clinton, Illinois, September 1858
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure
— Letter to John M. Brockman
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships
— Letter to Joseph Gillespie, 1849
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power
— Attributed, 1860s
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
I am a slow walker, but I never walk back
— Speech in Clinton, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth
— Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves
— Letter to H. L. Pierce
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Whatever you are, be a good one
— Lecture to Young Men's Lyceum, Springfield, Illinois, 1850s
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
I do the very best I know how—the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end
— Letter to J.W. Fell, 1859
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves
— Speech at Springfield, Illinois