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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You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.
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The damnest scoundrel that ever lived, but in the infinite mercy of Providence... also the damnest fool.
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Better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak out and confirm that you didn't do the assigned readings before the strategic planning retreat.
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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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He who represents himself has a fool for a client
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When arguing with a fool, make sure the opponent isn't doing the exact same thing.
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You can always lie to others and hide your actions from them... but you can not fool yourself
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Others have been made fools of by the girls; but, this can never be with truth said of me. I most emphatically, in this instance,made a fool of myself.
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Oh, that [his Thanksgiving Message] is some of Seward's nonsense, and it pleases the fools.
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Did Stanton say I was a damned fool? Then I dare say I must be one, for Stanton is generally right and he always says what he means.
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When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.
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Yet, if God wills that (this war) continue, until all the wealth piled by the bond-man's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash, shall be repaid by another drawn with the sword,
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You may deceive all the people part of the time, and part of the people all the time, but not all the people all the time.
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Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories.