Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincolnwas the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth12 February 1809
CountryUnited States of America
taken mean army
It has been said that one bad general is better than two good ones, and the saying is true if taken to mean no more than that an army is better directed by a single mind, though inferior, than by two superior ones at variance and cross-purposes with each other.
art new-york critics
Cortissoz was art critic of the New York Herald Tribune.
fighting enemy way
The best time to stop a fight is before it starts. The best vitamin for developing friends is B1. The best way to destroy an enemy in to make him a friend.
fool infinite mercy
The damnest scoundrel that ever lived, but in the infinite mercy of Providence... also the damnest fool.
enemy damage close-friends
Do I not damage my enemies after i make them my close friends?
genius slave distinction
Towering genius...thirsts and burns for distinction; and, if possible, it will have it, whether at the expense of emancipating slaves or enslaving freeman.
mean civil-war liberty
We all declare for liberty, but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing.
suicide constitution pact
The Constitution is not a suicide pact.
reading speaks-out fool
Better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak out and confirm that you didn't do the assigned readings before the strategic planning retreat.
feelings littles resentment
You have more of a feeling of personal resentment than I have. Perhaps, I have too little of it, but I never thought it paid.
neighbors-and-friends neighbors-friends lawyer
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.
rose enjoy-life hopeful
You are young, and I am older; You are hopeful, I am not- Enjoy life, ere it grow colder- Pluck the roses ere they rot.
book men presidential
In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man.
thinking apaches useless
I cannot think that we are useless or God would not have created us.