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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I fear explanations explanatory of things explained.
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That I am not a member of any Christian church is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures, and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular.
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I am much indebted to the good Christian people of the country for their constant prayers and consolations; and to no one of them, more than to yourself.
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It is a good face. I am glad this war is over at last.
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My Dear McClellan, if you don't want to use the army I should like to borrow it for a while. Yours respectfully.
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A man watches his pear-tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.
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If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it.
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Repeal the Missouri Compromise - repeal all compromises - repeal the Declaration of Independence - repeal all past history, you still can not repeal human nature. It still will be the abundance of man's heart, that slavery extension is wrong; and out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth will continue to speak.
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. . . peace is a thing which a person must be willing to fight for . . .
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The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust.
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Our common country is in great peril, demanding the loftiest views, and boldest action to bring it speedy relief.
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No client ever had money enough to bribe my conscience or to stop its utterance against wrong, and oppression.
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Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed had not labor first existed.
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Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.