Abraham Lincoln became the
United States' 16th President in
1861, issuing the Emancipation
Proclamation that declared forever
free those slaves within the
Confederacy in 1863.
Here are some of his favorite quotes
In the end, it's not the years in your life
that count. It's the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln
Strength , Stand , Feet
Be sure you put your feet in the right place,
then stand firm.
Abraham Lincoln
Freedom, Freedoms , Outside
America will never be destroyed from the
outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Abraham Lincoln
Future , Cannot, Today
You cannot escape the responsibility of
tomorrow by evading it today.
Abraham Lincoln
Happiness , Folks
Most folks are as happy as they make up
their minds to be.
Abraham Lincoln
Mother's Day, Life
I remember my mother's prayers and they
have always followed me. They have clung
to me all my life.
Abraham Lincoln
Mother's Day, Hope
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my
angel mother.
Abraham Lincoln
Power , Men, Character
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if
you want to test a man's character, give
him power.
Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism , Best , Time
My dream is of a place and a time where
America will once again be seen as the last
best hope of earth.
Abraham Lincoln
Character , Tree, Shadow
Character is like a tree and reputation like
a shadow. The shadow is what we think of
it; the tree is the real thing.
Abraham Lincoln
Hustle , Wait , Left
Things may come to those who wait, but
only the things left by those who hustle.
Abraham Lincoln
Government , Good
No man is good enough to govern another
man without the other's consent.
Abraham Lincoln
Men , Congress, Masters
We the people are the rightful masters of
both Congress and the courts, not to
overthrow the Constitution but to
overthrow the men who pervert the
Constitution.
Abraham Lincoln
Axe , Sharpening , Tree
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and
I will spend the first four sharpening the
axe.
Abraham Lincoln
Fool , Silent, Speak
Better to remain silent and be thought a
fool than to speak out and remove all
doubt.
Abraham Lincoln
Funny , Good, Memory
No man has a good enough memory to be
a successful liar.
Abraham Lincoln
Politics , Stronger , Bullet
The ballot is stronger than the bullet.
Abraham Lincoln
Funny , Tact, Describe
Tact is the ability to describe others as
they see themselves.
Abraham Lincoln
Education , Government
The philosophy of the school room in one
generation will be the philosophy of
government in the next.
Abraham Lincoln
Walk , Slow , Walker
I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
Abraham Lincoln
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