Words of Wisdom from Abraham Lincoln on His Birthday

Catherine Salgado : Feb 13, 2023
PJ Media

"My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right." -Abraham Lincoln

[PJMedia.com] On Feb. 12, 1809, a boy was born in a log cabin in Kentucky. No one could have predicted at the time that he would rise from poverty to the presidency, from the log cabin to the White House; that he would save his country from the two scourges of civil war and slavery. That boy, of course, was Abraham Lincoln. (Image: Pixabay)

Lincoln's birthday used to be a holiday in America but it has unfortunately been superseded in popularity by dates such as Black Friday, and now Lincoln and George Washington share Presidents' Day. But American patriots should celebrate the birthdays of these great men and remember both their faults and their virtues, because there would be no America today without them.

Lincoln gave us such wise sayings as, "He who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it." He also said, "My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right." Lincoln went from being anti-slavery but tolerant to being aggressively anti-slavery, to being assassinated for supporting civil rights for all. He always loved the Constitution, the Founders, and hearing from ordinary voters. The Democrats began seceding from the Union before he even took office, and his whole tenure as president dealt with war and crisis. But Abraham Lincoln was greater even than the crisis, and he brought America through it and then paid the ultimate price... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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