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Why was the amendment, expressly declaring the right of the people to exclude slavery, voted down? Plainly enough now, the adoption of it would have spoiled the niche for the Dred Scott decision.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Adoption Amendment Decision Declaring Down Enough Exclude Niche Now People Plainly Right Scott Slavery Spoiled Voted Why Would

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I believe it is universally understood and acknowledged that all men will ever act correctly, unless they have a motive to do otherwise.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Acknowledged Act Believe Correctly Ever Men Motive Otherwise Understood Universally Unless Will I Believe

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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Anything Chance Give Him Man Say Well

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I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Better Care Cat Dog Man Much Religion Whose I Care

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Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Ability Being Created Day Exist God Grasp Immortality Infinite Made Man Only Surely Would

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Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion,and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Allow Choose Deem He Him Invade Make May Nation Necessary Neighboring Pleasure President Purpose Repel Say Shall War Whenever You

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I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Backward Cause Country Enough Fast Firm Forward Go Hope Stand Wreck

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In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in that we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Alike Assure Best Earth Free Freedom Give Giving Honorable Hope Last Lose Nobly Preserve Save Shall Slave

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A private soldier has as much right to justice as a major-general.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Justice Much Private Right Soldier

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My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Born Both Families Parents Perhaps Say Second Should Virginia Were

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: February 12th, 1809

Died: April 15th, 1865

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