President Abraham Lincoln

Famous quotes containing the words abraham lincoln, president, abraham and/or lincoln:

    Fair play is a jewell [sic]. Give him a chance if you can.
    Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

    Within us, the people of the United States, there is evident a serious and purposeful rekindling of confidence, and I join in the hope that when my time as your President has ended, people might say this about our Nation: That we had remembered the words of Micah and renewed our search for humility, mercy, and justice.
    Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)

    Do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
    Bible: New Testament, Matthew 3:9.

    As a general rule never take your whole fee in advance, nor any more than a small retainer. When fully paid beforehand, you are more than a common mortal if you can feel the same interest in the case, as if something was still in prospect for you, as well as for your client.
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)