Courage Quotes

Stand with anyone that is right; stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.

"Stand with anyone that is right; stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong."

— Abraham Lincoln

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Author: Abraham Lincoln
Category: Courage
Tags: Courage Man Stand Wrong

Meaning of this quote

Support is made conditional on right conduct rather than permanent allegiance. The principle allows collaboration without surrendering independent judgment.

Key takeaway: Support a person’s good conduct while remaining free to oppose wrongdoing.

Origin of the quote

Modernized wording based on Lincoln’s Peoria speech, October 16, 1854.

Who actually said this?

Commonly attributed

The original opens with Stand with anybody that stands right. The post rewrites that clause and joins sentences; the underlying attribution is traceable, but this is a paraphrase.

Attributed author: Abraham Lincoln, modernized by an unidentified adapter

Source: Library of Congress: Lincoln’s collected works, Peoria passage