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
army blue ohio
All the armies of Europe combined could not by force make a track upon the Blue Ridge, or take a drink from the Ohio. If we are to be destroyed, we must do it ourselves.
strong lying justice
We will make converts day by day; we will grow strong by the violence and injustice of our adversaries. And, unless truth be a mockery and justice a hollow lie, we will be in the majority after a while.
order people dies
If 600,000 people have to die in order for the nation to live, then 600,000 people will die.
men long legs
A man's legs must be long enough to reach the ground.
men duty mankind
I hold that while a man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind.
mistake fighting men
I cannot speak so confidently about the fighting qualities of the Eastern men, or what are called Yankees - not knowing myself particularly to whom the appellation belongs - but this I do know - if the Southerners think that man for man they are better than our Illinois men, or western men generally, they will discover themselves in a grievous mistake.
principles standards fixed
I must keep some standard of principle fixed within myself.
christian giving long
I have never united myself to any church because I found difficulty in giving my assent without mental reservation to the long, complicated statements of Christian doctrine which characterize the articles of belief and the usual confession of faith.
appreciate compliment
Everybody appreciates a compliment.
walks backwards
I always [or "often"] walk slowly, but I never walk backwards.
evil ready acknowledge
The press has no better friend than I am, no one who is more ready to acknowledge . . . its tremendous power for both good and evil.
horse middle streams
Don't swap horses in the middle of the stream.
wise wisdom hero
He will have to learn, I know, that all people are not just- that all men and women are not true. Teach him that for every scoundrel there is a hero that for every enemy there is a friend. Let him learn early that the bullies are the easiest people to lick.
religious believe men
Friends, I agree with you in Providence; but I believe in the Providence of the most men, the largest purse, and the longest cannon.