Abraham Lincoln actually said...

The United States ought to cooperate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid.

Message to Congress Recommending Compensated Emancipation

03/05/1862

More Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.

The more you read and observe about this Universe, the more you are going to see that everything is linked together.

Every man is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.

The best way to change the future is to create it.