Abraham Lincoln

Persuasion, kind, unassuming persuasion, should be adopted to influence the conduct of men. The opposite course would be a reversal of human nature, which is God’s decree and can never be reversed.

Abraham Lincoln

Plainly, the central idea of secession, is the essence of anarchy.

Abraham Lincoln

Politics, as a trade, finds most and leaves nearly all dishonest.

Abraham Lincoln

Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good.

Abraham Lincoln

Public opinion in this country is everything.

Abraham Lincoln

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Abraham Lincoln

Quarrel not at all. No man resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention.

Abraham Lincoln

Ready are we all to cry out and ascribe motives when our toes are pinched.

Abraham Lincoln

Remembering that Peter denied his Lord with an oath, after most solemnly protesting that he never would, I will not swear I will make no committals; but I do think I will not.

Abraham Lincoln

Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.

Abraham Lincoln