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
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Everybody likes a compliment.
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When I came of age I did not know much. Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher to the Rule of Three.... The little advanceI now have upon this store of education, I have picked up from time to time under the pressure of necessity.
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Have I not destroyed my enemy when I have made him into my friend?
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Behind the cloud the sun is still shining.
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I am very little inclined on any occasion to say anything unless I hope to produce some good by it.
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I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.
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Elections belong to the people. It's their decision.
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Great distance in either time or space has wonderful power to lull and render quiescent the human mind.
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The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done, but can not do at all, or can not so well do, for themselves – in their separate, and individual capacities.
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Every man's happiness is his own responsibility.
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Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail.
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It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
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Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
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The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use.