Quotes by War The purposes of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail, though we erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance. We hoped for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this; but God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge His wisdom, and our own error therein. Meanwhile we must work earnestly in the best lights He gives us, trusting that so working still conduces to the great ends He ordains. Surely He intends some great good to follow this mighty convulsion, which no mortal could make, and no mortal could stay. Abraham Lincoln errors religious war Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws can among friends? Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you. Abraham Lincoln fighting loss war Offering thanks in the midst of tragedy is an American tradition, . even during a bloody Civil War. Abraham Lincoln offering war civilization [Uniting workers should not] lead to a war upon property, or the owners of property. Abraham Lincoln uniting violence war If I had my way, this war would never have been commenced. If I had been allowed my way this war would have been ended before this. Abraham Lincoln ifs war way During the Civil War, on hearing complaints that Gen. Ulysses S. Grant drank alcohol to excess Find out what Grant drinks and send a barrel of it to each of my other generals! Abraham Lincoln ulyssess-grant alcohol war We accepted this war for an object, a worthy object, and the war will end when that object is attained. Under God, I hope it never will until that time. Abraham Lincoln perseverance religious war A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which is of certain durability. Abraham Lincoln law war people In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you.... You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to preserve, protect and defend it. Abraham Lincoln government war hands I can not but hate the prospect of slavery's expansion. I hate it because of the monstrous injustice of slavery itself. I hate it because it deprives our republican example of its just influence in the world-enables the enemies of free institutions, with plausibility, to taunt us as hypocrites-causes the real friends of freedom to doubt our sincerity. Abraham Lincoln hate real war I confess I hate to see the poor creatures hunted down but I bite my lip and keep quiet. Abraham Lincoln lips hate war If all do not join now to save the good old ship of the Union this voyage nobody will have a chance to pilot her on another voyage. Abraham Lincoln unions pilots war It must now atone in blood for its complicity in wickedness. Abraham Lincoln war history blood Must I shoot a simple-minded soldier boy who deserts, while I must not touch a hair of the wily agitator who induces him to desert? I think that in such a cse to silence the agitator and save the boy is not only constitutional but withal a great mercy. Abraham Lincoln simple boys war I wish to see, in process of disappearing, that only thing which ever could bring this nation to civil war. Abraham Lincoln slavery wish war In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party. Abraham Lincoln party different war Neither party expected for the war, the magnitude, or the duration, which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with, or even before, the conflict itself should cease. Abraham Lincoln duration party war We must believe that He permits it [this war] for some wise purpose of his own, mysterious and unknown to us; and though with ourlimited understandings we may not be able to comprehend it, yet we cannot but believe, that he who made the world still governs it. Abraham Lincoln god wise war One of the absolute rules I learned in the war was, don't know anything you don't need to know, because if you ever get caught they will get it out of you. Abraham Pais keys war needs I knew all the time I was going to get through the war. It was completely irrational, a silly idea, but I was not going to lie down and get myself killed. I was going to get out of it. Abraham Pais silly war lying «4567891011121314»