410 ordspråk av Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln föddes den
12 Februar 1809 och dog den 15 April
1865 - (1861-65), who brought about the emancipation of the slaves.
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I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of power, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside me
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I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.
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I destroy my enemy when I make him my friend.
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I do not allow myself to suppose that either the convention or the League have concluded to decide that I am either the greatest or the best man in America, but rather they have concluded it is not best to swap horses while crossing the river, and ha
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I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
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I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end
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I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
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I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
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I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.
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I fear explanations explanatory of things explained
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I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the people. Nothing but the sternest necessity can ever justify it. A government had better go to the extreme of toleration, than to do aught that could be construed into an interference with, or to jeopardize in any degree, the common rights of its citizens.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits that strict justice.
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I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.
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