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The Abraham Lincoln Quote for 2025-2026
“Neither let us be slandered from our duty by menaces of destruction to the Government nor of dungeons to ourselves. 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.”
Address at Cooper Institute, New York City, February 27, 1860
“Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 3 [Aug. 21, 1858-Mar. 4, 1860].” In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln3. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 1, 2025.
The Lincoln Essay Contest is for Delaware high school students (Grades 9-12), awarding post-secondary scholarships to the essay winners. The Lincoln Club of Delaware is grateful to our Presenting Sponsor, WSFS Bank, for providing the funds for these scholarships. Please see the contest rules for submission guidelines and dates.