Famous quotes containing the words abraham lincoln, president, abraham and/or lincoln:
“God can not be for, and against the same thing at the same time.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“The President is the people’s lobbyist.”
—Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978)
“As for evildoers, for them awaits a painful chastisement;
but for those who believe, and do deeds
of righteousness, they shall be admitted
to gardens underneath which rivers flow,
therein dwelling forever,
by the leave of their Lord, their greeting
therein: “Peace!””
—Qur’An. Abraham 14:28 (ed. Arthur J. Arberry, 1955)
“On principle I dislike an oath which requires a man to swear he has not done wrong. It rejects the Christian principle of forgiveness on terms of repentance. I think it is enough if the man does no wrong hereafter.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)