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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Upon the subject of education ... I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in.
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Love is the chain whereby to bind a child to its parents.
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Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.
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Fondly do we hope, ferverently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.
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I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice; and have received a great deal of kindness, not quite free from ridicule. I am used to it.
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Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.
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That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
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We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot.
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We have forgotten the gracious hand which has preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and have vainly imagined in the deceitfulness of our hearts that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving Grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us.
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Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, and give up, you will lose the power of keeping any resolution, and will regret it all your life.
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If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.
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Always remember: Life is for enjoying.
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I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it.
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Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good.