Memoir 1, Page 77, Lincoln in Philadelphia

"Every political feeling I have entertained sprang from the Declaration of Independence"

This is an almost direct quote from Abraham Lincoln’s speech at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, on February 22, 1861 while on his inaugural journey to Washington. The full quote is: “I have never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence.” For a complete version of this speech, click here.