Lincoln quotes

William Seward : In my opinion...
Abraham Lincoln : To which I always listen...
William Seward : Or pretend to.
Abraham Lincoln : With all three of my ears.

William Seward, Abraham Lincoln

Seward can't do it; you must. Because if you fail to acquire the necessary votes, woe unto you, sir. You will answer to me.

Mary Todd Lincoln

I heard tell once of a Jefferson City lawyer who had a parrot that would wake him each morning crying out 'today's the day the world shall end as scripture has foretold'. And one day, the lawyer shot him for the sake of peace and quiet I presume, thus fulfilling, for the bird at least, his prophecy.

Abraham Lincoln