Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

If it is decreed that I should go down because of this speech, then let me go down linked to the truth—let me die in the advocacy of what is just and right.

Never stop believing that fighting for what is right is worth it.

Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us, nor frightened from it by menaces of destruction ... nor of dungeons to ourselves. Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands.

What is character? It is that quality of man which is going to make a man, in an hour of strain, do the just and, if possible, the generous thing.

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to stand by their convictions, even to the very death.

The courage of New England was the courage of conscience.

Fighting for what is right is not always popular but is always necessary.

Nothing deters a good man from what honor requires of him

Being a Deol for me is to be honest; walking with my head held high and never having to bow in front of injustice.

You have to stand on your beliefs.

You have to stand up for what's right in life. Unless you do that... you're nothing.

Lord, give me the wisdom to know what's right and the courage to do what's right-even when it's hard.

You have to do what you believe in.

When you are convinced your cause is just, you fight for it.

Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.

There is a value in taking a stand whether or not anybody may be noticing it and whether or not it is a risky thing to do.

You have to do what is real and what is right and what is good and what you believe in. It doesn't mean it's always going to work. It doesn't. But when it does, it is truthful and forever.

There are things you stand up for because it's right.

I have always defended my convictions and what I believed to be the truth.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

The greatest want of the world is the want of men - men who will not be bought or sold; men who in their inmost souls are true and honest; men who do not fear to call sin by its right name; men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole; men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.

Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk. The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.

For the men and women of the FBI, bravery is reflected not only in the physical courage often necessary in the job. It can be seen in the courage of conviction, in the courage to act with wisdom in the face of fear, and in the courage it takes to admit mistakes and move forward.