Source: Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 2: 1859-1865: Library of America #46
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Source: Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches
Source: The collected works of Abraham Lincoln
Source: Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln(1832-1865) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)
Source: Lincoln on Democracy
Source: The Modern Library Civil War Bookshelf 5-Book Bundle: Personal Memoirs, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Red Badge of Courage, Jefferson Davis: The Essential Writings, The Life and Writings of Abraham Lincoln
Source: The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition)
Source: Lincoln on Democracy
“I am greatly obliged to you, and to all who have come forward at the call of their country.”
Source: Selected writings of Abraham Lincoln
Source: Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 2: 1859-1865: Library of America #46
Source: The collected works of Abraham Lincoln
Source: Lincoln on Democracy
Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches
Source: The collected works of Abraham Lincoln
“The Lord spared the fitten and the rest he seen fitten to die.”
“I can't spare this man, he fights!”
Source: The Words Lincoln Lived By: 52 Timeless Principles to Light Your Path
“Lamon, that speech won't scour. It is a flat failure and the people are disappointed.”
Source: Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids
“I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game.”
Source: The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition)
Source: Lincoln on the Civil War: Selected Speeches
“You are green, it is true; but they are green also. You are all green alike.”
Source: Abraham Lincoln's Wit & Wisdom
“My God! My God! What will the country say?”
Source: Conversations With Lincoln
“The trouble with Hooker is that he's got his headquarters where his hindquarters aught to be.”
“Sending armies to McClellan is like shoveling fleas across a barnyard, not half of them get there.”
“confused and Stunned, like a duck hit on the head.”
Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations
“I failed, I failed, and that is about all that can be said about it.”
“I know the hole he went in at, but I can't tell you what hole he will come out of.”
Source: The War Years, 1854-1865, Volume 3
Source: The collected works of Abraham Lincoln
“The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea.”
Source: Lincoln on Democracy
Source: Lincoln's Words: Sentiments from the 16th President of the United States
Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations
“If there is a worse place than Hell, I am in it.”
Source: Abraham Lincoln's Wit & Wisdom
“I don't s'pose anybody on earth likes gingerbread better'n I do-and gets less'n I do.”
“As President, I have no eyes but constitutional eyes; I cannot see you.”