in honor or dishonor to the last generation." - Abraham Lincoln, in his Second Annual Message to Congress, on December 1st, 1862

"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice." - stated by Abraham Lincoln in a speech in 1865 in Washington D.C.

"We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature." - Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address on March 4th, 1861

"Can treaties be more faithfully enforced between aliens than laws can among friends? Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you." - Also from Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address on March 4th of 1861

"'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt" - Attributed to Abraham Lincoln

"When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion" - Attributed to Abraham Lincoln

"The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just. Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough." - Attributed to Abraham Lincoln"Whatever you are, be a good one." - Attributed to "Honest Abe" "Truth is generally the best vindication against slander." - In a letter from Abraham Lincoln to the Secretary of War Edwin Stanton dated July 18, 1864

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

"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent." - Abraham Lincoln"No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar." - Attributed to Abraham Lincoln (On a personal note, I've heard this countless times in my life and until 72 hours ago I had no clue who said it, it's amazing to see who we quote on a daily basis)"I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be." - Abraham Lincoln

"No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens." - Attributed to Abraham Lincoln

"It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong." - Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln is responsible for a lot of the quotation that we reference today, and even if we don't use each of his quotations in our daily life; inside each quotation we find a soft nugget of truth that we all can enjoy. All of these great words come from an even greater man.

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