Abraham Lincoln Quotes

We cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves.... The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.

Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled.

Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict.

History passes the final judgment.

History will point out some of the things I did wrong and some of the things I did right.

Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs self-denial; in all places it is liable to opposition, but its end is glorious, and the universe will yet do it homage.

Our choices are going to determine the future for our children, our children's children, and their children. I take that responsibility very seriously.

Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody.

It's up to history to judge.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

I may be revered or defamed and decried; But I tried to live my life right.

Nothing reflects so much honor on a workman as a trial of his work and its endurance of it. So it is with God. It honors Him when His saints preserve their integrity.

I'm called away by particular business - but I leave my character behind me.

We have come to a turning point in the road. If we turn to the right mayhap our children and our children's children will go that way; but if we turn to the left, generations yet unborn will curse our names for having been unfaithful to God and to His Word.

We must all live so that our children do not have to pay for our deeds.

We are responsible for the history of the future.

May each man be known, for the deeds he has done.

I do not know whether I have helped or harmed my fellow citizens. History can probably be the only judge of that.

My dad persevered and always took the high road and was accountable, and I respect and honor him for that.

I want you to think about your grandfather's integrity and grit when you're staring at the ceiling of your barracks room, but I also want you to think a little deeper.

You can make history, or you will be vilified by it.

Worshippers aren't made when they see the enemy on the run, put to flight. The truth is, worshippers of God are made during dark, stormy nights. And how we respond to our storms determines just what kind of worshippers we are.

The history of struggle is rich with stories of heroes and heroines - some of them leaders, some of them followers, all of them deserve to be remembered.

It's easy to believe in something when you win all the time...The losses are what define a man's faith.