Abraham Lincoln Quotes
10 quotes
Abraham Lincoln
American president who preserved the Union and ended slavery
10 Quotes
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
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure
— Letter to John M. Brockman
The better part of one’s life consists of his friendships
— Letter to Joseph Gillespie, 1849
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power
— Attributed, 1860s
I am a slow walker, but I never walk back
— Speech in Clinton, Illinois
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth
— Gettysburg Address
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves
— Letter to H. L. Pierce
Whatever you are, be a good one
— Lecture to Young Men's Lyceum, Springfield, Illinois, 1850s
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
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