I have had so many evidences of [God's] direction, so many instances when I have been controlled by some other power than my own will, that I cannot doubt that this power comes from above. Abraham Lincoln More Quotes by Abraham Lincoln More Quotes From Abraham Lincoln You can't help the poor by being one of them. Abraham Lincoln help-the-poor poor helping Don’t criticize them; they are just what we would be under similar circumstances. Abraham Lincoln criticism circumstances would-be I could write shorter sermons but when I get started I'm too lazy to stop Abraham Lincoln sermons lazy writing Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored. Abraham Lincoln genius path life God bless the Methodist Church - bless all the churches - and blessed be God, Who, in this our great trial, giveth us the churches. Abraham Lincoln church religious blessed No one has needed favours more than I, and generally, few have been less unwilling to accept them; but in this case, favour to me,would be injustice to the public, and therefore I must beg your pardon for declining it. Abraham Lincoln favour favors honesty It is safe to assert that no government proper ever had a provision in its organic law for its own termination. Abraham Lincoln gratitude government law Repeal the Missouri Compromise - repeal all compromises - repeal the Declaration of Independence - repeal all past history, you still can not repeal human nature. It still will be the abundance of man's heart, that slavery extension is wrong; and out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth will continue to speak. Abraham Lincoln change heart past We were proclaiming ourselves political hypocrites before the world, by thus fostering Human Slavery and proclaiming ourselves, at the same time, the sole friends of Human Freedom. Abraham Lincoln political hypocrite world Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors of bullets, and that when ballots have fairly and constitutionall y decided there can be no successful appeal back to bullets. Abraham Lincoln bullets peaceful successful I am very little inclined on any occasion to say anything unless I hope to produce some good by it. Abraham Lincoln produce say-anything littles Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Abraham Lincoln peculiar ambition men I believe the declaration that ‘all men are created equal’ is the great fundamental principle upon which our free institutions rest. Abraham Lincoln principles men believe Let none falter who thinks he is right, and we may succeed. But if, after all, we shall fail, be it so: we still shall have the proud consolation of saying to our consciences, and to the departed shade of our country's freedom, that the cause approved of our judgment and adored of our hearts, in disaster, in chains, in torture, in death, we never faltered in defending. Abraham Lincoln heart country thinking We want, and must have, a national policy, as to slavery, which deals with it as being wrong. Abraham Lincoln deals slavery want The demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking the blood of genius and of generosity. What one of us but can call to mind some relative more promising in youth than all his fellows, who has fallen a sacrifice to his rapacity? Abraham Lincoln generosity sacrifice blood Whether or not the world would be vastly benefited by a total banishment from it of all intoxicating drinks seems not now an open question. Three-fourths of mankind confess the affirmative with their tongues, and I believe all the rest acknowledge it in their hearts. Abraham Lincoln would-be heart believe He who sees cruelty and does nothing about it is himself cruel. Abraham Lincoln animal-rights doe animal There' s nothing good in war. Except its ending. Abraham Lincoln good-war call-of-duty war To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or as nearly as possible, is a worthy object of any good government. Abraham Lincoln worthy government labor
