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
men mind
A man is about as happy as he makes up his mind to be.
self grace unbroken
Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us.
patriotic men brave
Gold is good in its place, but living, brave, patriotic men are better than gold.
Friendship is the start for what you call love.
optimist
I am an optimist because I don't see the point in being anything else.
opportunity men good-man
As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man.
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Care for him who shall have borne the battle
civil-war purpose almighty
The Almighty has His own purposes.
believe
Nothing is more damaging to you than to do something that you believe is wrong.
children fate hands
A child is a person who is going to carry on what you have started ... the fate of humanity is in his hands.
war holiday wish
I sincerely wish war was a pleasanter and easier business than it is, but it does not admit of holidays.
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As President, I have no eyes but constitutional eyes; I cannot see you.
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I have always believed that a good laugh was good for both the mental and physical digestion.
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I believe this Government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.