Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Citizenship Quotes, History Quotes

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

I desire to so conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end,...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part...

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be...

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor,...

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this...

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

I can not deny that all may be swept away. Broken by it, I, too,...

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could...

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could...

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the Attack.

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the Attack.

If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the...

If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the...