Abraham Lincoln Biography

Abraham Lincoln, President
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BornFebruary 12, 1809
DiedApril 15, 1865
Aged56 years
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the USA, offering from 1861 till his assassination in 1865. He was born upon February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Kentucky, to Thomas as well as Nancy Lincoln. He had one older sibling, Sarah, and a younger bro who died in infancy.

Lincoln's youth was marked by destitution and difficulty. His household moved several times, and he received little formal education and learning. Nonetheless, he was an enthusiastic reader as well as was largely self-taught.

Lincoln began his political job in the Illinois state legislature in 1834. He later on served in the US House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849, and also he ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate in 1858 versus Stephen A. Douglas. In 1860, he was elected Head of state of the United States, becoming the very first Republican president in background.

As President, Lincoln led the nation with one of its most troubled periods, the Civil Battle. He was a solid advocate for the abolition of enslavement and issued the Emancipation Announcement in 1863, stating that all slaves in Confederate-held territory were totally free. He also supplied a few of one of the most renowned speeches in American history, consisting of the Gettysburg Address and his second inaugural address.

Lincoln's presidency was cut short when he was executed by John Wilkes Cubicle on April 14, 1865, while going to a dip into Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. He died the next day at the age of 56.

Lincoln is widely considered as among the greatest presidents in American background. He is kept in mind for his leadership throughout the Civil War, his steady dedication to the abolition of enslavement, as well as his capability to unify a divided nation. His legacy has influenced countless Americans as well as has actually continued to shape the country long after his fatality.

Our collection contains 115 quotes who is written / told by Abraham, under the main topics: Success - Nature - Equality - Mom.

Related authors: Dwight D. Eisenhower (President), Arthur Miller (Playwright), Frank Herbert (Writer), Allan Pinkerton (Businessman), John Wilkes (Journalist), Sojourner Truth (Activist), Mary Todd Lincoln (First Lady), Abraham Polonsky (Director), John Wilkes Booth (Criminal), Laurel Clark (Astronaut)

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115 Famous quotes by Abraham Lincoln

Small: Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side my greatest concern is to be on Gods side, for God is
"Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right"
Small: The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next
"The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next"
Small: Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
"Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?"
Small: These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they,
"These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have"
Small: This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow wea
"This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it"
Small: When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees
"When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees"
Small: No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar
"No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar"
Small: Important principles may, and must, be inflexible
"Important principles may, and must, be inflexible"
Small: I dont like that man. I must get to know him better
"I don't like that man. I must get to know him better"
Small: Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawy
"Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough"
Small: I never had a policy I have just tried to do my very best each and every day
"I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day"
Small: My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth
"My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth"
Small: I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice
"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice"
Small: Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets
"Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets"
Small: We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it
"We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it"
Small: You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was
"You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was"
Small: Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored
"Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored"
Small: To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men
"To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men"
Small: Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar
"Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar"
Small: If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?"
Small: Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory
"Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory"
Small: These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people
"These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people"
Small: There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, Truth is the daughter of Time.
"There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, "Truth is the daughter of Time.""
Small: The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybod
"The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him"
Small: The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed
"The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed"
Small: The things I want to know are in books my best friend is the man wholl get me a book I aint read
"The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read"
Small: The ballot is stronger than the bullet
"The ballot is stronger than the bullet"
Small: The assertion that all men are created equal was of no practical use in effecting our separation from G
"The assertion that "all men are created equal" was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use"
Small: That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well
"That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well"
Small: Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves
"Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves"
Small: Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist
"Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality"
Small: Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes w
"Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong"
Small: Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything
"Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything"
Small: Some day I shall be President
"Some day I shall be President"
Small: America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be becaus
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves"
Small: Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other"
Small: Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an inv
"Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure"
Small: All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother
"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother"
Small: All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in though
"All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind"
Small: A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me
"A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me"
Small: A house divided against itself cannot stand
"A house divided against itself cannot stand"
Small: A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have
"A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have"
Small: Lets have faith that right makes might and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we
"Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it"
Small: Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one
"Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built"
Small: Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never hav
"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration"
Small: Knavery and flattery are blood relations
"Knavery and flattery are blood relations"
Small: It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt"
Small: It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues
"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues"
Small: In the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the life in your years
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years"
Small: In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one mus
"In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong"
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