On Freedom and Democracy
- “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.”
– Gettysburg Address, 1863 - “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
– Letter to H.L. Pierce, 1859 - “The ballot is stronger than the bullet.”
– Speech, May 1856
On Character and Integrity
- “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
- “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 by the light that I have.”
- “Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”
On Perseverance and Work
- “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
- “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” (attributed)
- “I will prepare and someday my chance will come.”
On Slavery and Equality
- “Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”
- “All I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”
- “As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.”
On Truth and Communication
- “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”
- “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.”
- “My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”
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