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My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Alone Also Any Could Destroy Either Freeing If I Could Leaving Object Others Paramount Save Slave Slavery Some Struggle Union Without Would

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A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Enemies Friend Same Who You

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The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Best Closed Every Him His Keep Lips Man Public Public Man Time

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Gold is good in its place; but loving, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Better Brave Gold Good Loving Men Patriotic Place Than

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We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Big Give Noble Offense Should Take Too

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Knavery and flattery are blood relations.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Blood Flattery Relations

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It is not my nature, when I see a people borne down by the weight of their shackles - the oppression of tyranny - to make their life more bitter by heaping upon them greater burdens; but rather would I do all in my power to raise the yoke than to add anything that would tend to crush them.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Add Anything Bitter Borne Burdens Crush Down Greater Life Make More Nature Oppression People Power Raise Rather See Shackles Tend Than Them Tyranny Weight Would I See

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If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Wearing Were Would

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Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.

~Abraham Lincoln

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The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Anybody Every He Him Himself Hinder Improve Man Never Rise Way Wishes Young Young Man

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: February 12th, 1809

Died: April 15th, 1865

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