Abraham Lincoln, speech in reply to Senator Stephen Douglas, Peoria, Illinois (October 16, 1854); in Roy P. Basler, ed., The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (1953), vol. 2, p. 273. "This speech, together with one delivered twelve days before at Springfield, made Lincoln a power in national politics. He had had little to do with politics since the expiration of his term in Congress, but the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused him to instant action…. When closely studied the Peoria speech reveals germs of many of the powerful arguments elaborated by Lincoln later in his career". John G. Nicolay and John Hay, eds., The Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln, new and enl. ed. (1905), vol. 2, p. 190, footnote.
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Stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
— Abraham Lincoln on Right and wrong
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong." in the context of "Abraham Lincoln, speech in reply to Senator Stephen Douglas, Peoria, Illinois (October 16, 1854); in Roy P. Basler, ed., The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (1953), vol. 2, p. 273. "This speech, together with one delivered twelve days before at Springfield, made Lincoln a power in national politics. He had had little to do with politics since the expiration of his term in Congress, but the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused him to instant action…. When closely studied the Peoria speech reveals germs of many of the powerful arguments elaborated by Lincoln later in his career". John G. Nicolay and John Hay, eds., The Complete Works of Abraham Lincoln, new and enl. ed. (1905), vol. 2, p. 190, footnote." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught lawyer and politician, steered the United States through its most tumultuous period, the Civil War. His unwavering commitment to preserving the Union and abolishing slavery forever altered the course of American history and enshrined him as a champion of equality and justice.
About Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught lawyer and politician, steered the United States through its most tumultuous period, the Civil War. His unwavering commitment to preserving the Union and abolishing slavery forever altered the course of American history and enshrined him as a champion of equality and justice.
