Understanding the spirit of our institutions to aim at the elevation of men, I am opposed to whatever tends to degrade them.


Letter to Dr. Theodore Canisius (17 May 1859)

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Understanding the spirit of our institutions to aim at the elevation of men, I am opposed to whatever tends to degrade them.

Understanding the spirit of our institutions to aim at the elevation of men, I am opposed to whatever tends to degrade them.

Understanding the spirit of our institutions to aim at the elevation of men, I am opposed to whatever tends to degrade them.

Understanding the spirit of our institutions to aim at the elevation of men, I am opposed to whatever tends to degrade them.