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Abraham Lincoln Quotes about Peace

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Much is being said about peace; and no man desires peace more ardently than I. Still I am yet unprepared to give up the Union fora peace which, so achieved, could not be of much duration.

Abraham Lincoln, Don Edward Fehrenbacher (1977). “Abraham Lincoln, a Documentary Portrait Through His Speeches and Writings”, p.263, Stanford University Press

Military glory-that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood-that serpent's eye, that charms to destroy.

Abraham Lincoln, Bob Blaisdell (2013). “Abraham Lincoln's Wit & Wisdom”, p.64, Courier Corporation

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

Abraham Lincoln, Don Edward Fehrenbacher (1977). “Abraham Lincoln, a Documentary Portrait Through His Speeches and Writings”, p.169, Stanford University Press

Now, and ever, I shall do all in my power for peace, consistently with the maintenance of government.

Abraham Lincoln, Carl Schurz, Joseph Hodges Choate, Noah Brooks, Stephen Arnold Douglas (1862). “The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: 1858-1862”, p.289