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
humor wish whiskey
Well, I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.
friendship real-friends civil-war
The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.
honor battle lasts
Through their deeds, the dead of battle have spoken more eloquently for themselves than any of the living ever could. But we can only honor them by rededicating ourselves to the cause for which they gave a last full measure of devotion.
decision political politics
He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.
change freedom father
Four score 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.
thinking action cases
As our case is new, we must think and act anew.
motivational judging political
If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it.
political civil-war trying
If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business.
blessing doors
The blessing always comes back to the door of the author.
men doe deeds
Never stir up litigation, a worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this, who can be more nearly a fiend than he who habitually overhauls the register of deeds in search of defects in titles, whereon to stir up strife, and put money in his pocket?
bleeding
Shall we stop this bleeding?
thinking fit born
Do you think we choose the times into which we are born? Or do we fit the times we are born into?
It's time for me to go. But I would rather stay.
weakness driving conviction
Weakness is what keeps driving us to God, by the overwhelming conviction that there just isn't anywhere else to go.