Presidential Quotes: Abraham Lincoln

 Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President

“Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness.”

“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.”

“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.”

“You must remember that some things legally right are not morally right.”

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”

“It is a sin to be silent when it is your duty to protest.”

“You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.”

“If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it.”

“Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.”

“I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from The Savior of the world is communicated to us through this Book.”

“Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most.”

“You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.”

“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”

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

“You cannot fail unless you quit.”

“If you understand what you're doing, you're not learning anything.”

“If we exchange one dollar, we both have one dollar each. But if we exchange one good thought, we both have two good thoughts”

“Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.”

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”

“It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.”

“Nothing is stronger than gentleness.”

“Let the people know the truth and the country is safe.”

“You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.”

“Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults.”

“When arguing with a fool, make sure the opponent isn't doing the exact same thing.”

“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”

“Study the Constitution. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislatures, and enforced in courts of justice.”

“You cannot have the right to do what is wrong!”

“I'm a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down.”