We better know there is a fire whence we see much smoke rising than we could know it by one or two witnesses swearing to it. The witnesses may commit perjury, but the smoke cannot. Abraham Lincoln More Quotes by Abraham Lincoln More Quotes From Abraham Lincoln Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. Abraham Lincoln civil-war unity god Too many piglets not enough tits. Abraham Lincoln stupidity enough piglet Let us re-adopt the Declaration of Independence, and with it, the practices, and policy, which harmonize with it. Let north and south - let all Americans - let all lovers of liberty everywhere - join in the great and good work. If we do this, we shall not only have saved the Union; but we shall have so saved it, as to make, and to keep it, forever worthy of the saving. We shall have so saved it, that the succeeding millions of free happy people, the world over, shall rise up, and call us blessed, to the latest generations. Abraham Lincoln blessed practice people The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature. --as quoted in THE RIVER OF WINGED DREAMS Abraham Lincoln nature dream memories With malice towards none; with charity for all. Abraham Lincoln malice charity anger Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying sense of justice. Abraham Lincoln public-opinion strong justice Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any better or equal hope in the world? Abraham Lincoln justice life people Such will be a great lesson of peace: teaching men that what they cannot take by an election, neither can they take it by war. Abraham Lincoln teaching men war Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged. Abraham Lincoln politics political work Let all Americans - let all lovers of liberty everywhere - join in the great and good work. If we do this, we shall not only have saved the Union; but we shall have so saved it, as to make, and to keep it, forever worthy of the saving. Abraham Lincoln unions liberty forever I am busily engaged in the study of the Bible. I believe it is God's word because it finds me where I am. Abraham Lincoln presidential bible believe Senator [Stephen] Douglas is of world-wide renown. All the anxious politicians of his party, or who have been of his party for years past, have been looking upon him as certainly, at no distant day, to be the President of the United States. They have seen in his round, jolly, fruitful face, post offices, land offices, marshalships, and cabinet appointments, chargeships and foreign missions, bursting and sprouting out in wonderful exuberance ready to be laid hold of by their greedy hands. Abraham Lincoln party hands past Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail. Abraham Lincoln conflict humans rights As long as the Almighty permitted intelligent men, created in his image and likeness, to fight in public and kill each other while the world looks on approvingly, it's not for me to deprive the chickens of the same privilege. Abraham Lincoln intelligent fighting men God can not be for, and against the same thing at the same time. Abraham Lincoln divine-will civil-war god I hold that if the Almighty had ever made a set of men that should do all the eating and none of the work, he would have made them with mouths only and no hands, and if he had ever made another class that he intended should do all the work and none of the eating, he would have made them without mouths and with all hands. Abraham Lincoln class men hands The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions. Abraham Lincoln servant decision people That we we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. Abraham Lincoln patriotic government god I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me. Abraham Lincoln marriage humor life Slavery is founded on the selfishness of man's nature - opposition to it on his love of justice. These principles are in eternal antagonism; and when brought into collision so fiercely as slavery extension brings them, shocks and throes and convulsions must ceaselessly follow. Abraham Lincoln justice love men
