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
race two white
I have no purpose to introduce political and social equality between the white and black races. There is physical difference between the two which, in my judgment, will probably forever forbid their living together upon the footing of perfect equality, and inasmuch as it becomes a necessity that there must be a difference, I, as well as Judge Douglas, am in favor of the race to which I belong having the superior position.
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My friends I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being, who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail.
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Reputation is like fine china: Once broken it's very hard to repair.
positive wisdom attitude
I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.
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It has long been recognized that the problems with alcohol relate not to the use of a bad thing, but to the abuse of a good thing.
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Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
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Next to creating a life the finest thing a man can do is save one.
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Let us renew our trust in god, and go forward without fear.
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Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would not cure the bite
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The Government should create, issue, and circulate all the currency and credits needed to satisfy the spending power of the Government and the buying power of consumers. By the adoption of these principles, the taxpayers will be saved immense sums of interest. Money will cease to be master and become the servant of humanity.
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There is no greater injustice than to wring your profits from the sweat of another man's brow.
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Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged.
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Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults.
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I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man.