Famous quotes containing the words abraham lincoln, president, abraham and/or lincoln:
“I am not an accomplished lawyer.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“There can only be one Commander-in-Chief. In these times, crises cannot be managed and wars cannot be waged by committee. To the ears of the world, the President speaks for the nation. While he is of course ultimately accountable to Congress, the courts, and the people, he and his emissaries must not be handicapped in advance in their relations with foreign governments as has sometimes happened in the past.”
—Gerald R. Ford (b. 1913)
“A good word is as a good tree—
its roots are firm,
and its branches are in heaven;
it gives its produce every season
by the leave of its Lord.”
—Qur’An. Abraham 14:29-30, ed. Arthur J. Arberry (1955)
“Beware of rashness. Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward, and give us victories.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)