Right makes might. Dare to do your duty.

What it means

Lincoln turned the old saying around: being right is a source of strength, not the other way round. With that faith, do your duty to the end. Do not be frightened off by threats or slander.

The source

"Right makes might. Dare to do your duty." Abraham Lincoln said it in Cooper Union Address, New York, 27 February 1860. Written in English: Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1907.

"Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it."

Original English (Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1907), Cooper Union Address, New York, 27 February 1860. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). Sixteenth president of the United States, who led the Union through the Civil War. His lines come from the Gettysburg Address, his inaugural addresses and his notes for young lawyers.

Questions

What does "Right makes might. Dare to do your duty." mean?

Lincoln turned the old saying around: being right is a source of strength, not the other way round. With that faith, do your duty to the end. Do not be frightened off by threats or slander.

Who said "Right makes might. Dare to do your duty."?

Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). Source: Cooper Union Address, New York, 27 February 1860.

What is the original wording?

Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it (Original English (Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1907)). Written in English: Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1907.

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