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 - Equality - Nature - Mom.

Related authors: Dwight D. Eisenhower (President), Ulysses S. Grant (President), Laurel Clark (Astronaut), John Wilkes (Journalist), Sojourner Truth (Activist), Mary Todd Lincoln (First Lady), John Wilkes Booth (Criminal), Abraham Polonsky (Director), Harvey Keitel (Actor), William Henry Harrison (President)

Abraham Lincoln Famous Works:

115 Famous quotes by Abraham Lincoln

Small: The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next - Abraham
"The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next"
Small: Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side my greatest concern is to be on Gods side, for God is always
"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: These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all
"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: These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people - Abraham Lincoln
"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. - Abraham
"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 anybody wishe
"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 - Abraham Lincoln
"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 - Abraham Lin
"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 - Abraham Lincoln
"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 Great Br
"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 - Abraham Lincoln
"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 - Abraham Lincoln
"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 only fo
"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 wrong -
"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 - Abraham Lincoln
"Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything"
Small: Some day I shall be President - Abraham Lincoln
"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 because we de
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves"
Small: Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them? - Abraham Lincoln
"Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?"
Small: Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other - Abraham Lincoln
"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 invasion,
"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 - Abraham Lincoln
"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 thought and m
"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 - Abraham Lincoln
"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 - Abraham Lincoln
"A house divided against itself cannot stand"
Small: A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have - Abraham Lincoln
"A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have"
Small: The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheeps for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while t
"The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of liberty"
Small: The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe
"The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just"
Small: Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed - Abr
"Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed"
Small: We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but
"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution"
Small: To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men - Abraham Lincoln
"To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men"
Small: The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time - Abraham Lincoln
"The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time"
Small: No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar - Abraham Lincoln
"No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar"
Small: If this is coffee, please bring me some tea but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee - Abraham Lincoln
"If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee"
Small: If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for
"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"
Small: When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am
"When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say"
Small: The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly - Abraham Lincoln
"The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly"
Small: My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth - Abrah
"My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth"
Small: When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees - Abraham Lincoln
"When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees"
Small: Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored - Abraham Lincoln
"Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored"
Small: Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar - Abraham L
"Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar"
Small: Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be - Abraham Lincoln
"Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be"
Small: Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory - Abraham Lincoln
"Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory"
Small: Lets have faith that right makes might and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we underst
"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 for him
"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 have exist
"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 - Abraham Lincoln
"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 - Abraham Lin
"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 - Abraham Lincoln
"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 - Abraham Lincoln
"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 must be wr
"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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