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
alike arrest course either further lawful mind north opponents public push shall spread states till ultimate
Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in course of ultimate extinction, or its advocates will push it forward, till it shall become alike lawful in all the States - old as well as new - North as well as South.
forever generation ourselves passing strife
Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can without convulsion be hushed forever with the passing of one generation
both congress constitution depends fathers masters men overthrow people preserving states united
Our safety, our liberty, depends upon preserving the Constitution of the United States as our fathers made it inviolate. The people of the United States are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.
cannot choose events honest judgment resolve
Resolve to be honest at all events: and if in your judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer. Choose some other occupation.
enjoyment people sort
People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like.
best crossing horses river
It is not best to swap horses while crossing the river
american-president happy minds people
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
happy minds people
People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be
american-president fool mouth open remain remove silent
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
quiet quote-of-the-day remain
It is better to remain quiet and be thought a fool...
claims difficult feels god great himself kindred man miserable worthy
It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels he is worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.
confess humble national offended ourselves pray
It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the Offended power, to confess our national sins, and pray for clemency and forgiveness.
countries deserted free last lose lost ours proudest
Many free countries have lost their liberty, and ours may lose hers; but if she shall, be it my proudest plume, not that I was the last to desert, but that I never deserted her
although arise bad continue example grievances law-and-lawyers legal mean nor provisions redress sake saying soon understood
Let me not be understood as saying that there are no bad laws, nor that grievances may not arise for the redress of which no legal provisions have been made. I mean to say no such thing. But I do mean to say that although bad laws, if they exist, should be repealed as soon as possible, still, while they continue in force, for the sake of example they should be religiously observed.