Quotes by Abraham Lincoln

"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."

"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth."

"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts."

"The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next."

"Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right."

"I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends."

"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

"No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar."

"How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg."

"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. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong."

"I'll prepare and someday my chance will come."

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing."

"I will prepare and someday my chance will come."

"Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be."

"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice."