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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Die when I may, I want it said by those who knew me best that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
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It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
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Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
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I am the president of the United States of America, clothed in immense power! You will procure me those votes!
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I have never studied the art of paying compliments to women; but I must say that if all that has been said by orators and poets since the creation of the world in praise of women were applied to the women of America, it would not do them justice for their conduct during this war.
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I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.
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To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men.
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You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
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I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.
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No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
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It's a party of hope for America. Lincoln gave Americans hope through equal opportunities for all.
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Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed; without slavery it could not continue.