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Abraham Lincoln
Age: 56 †
Born: 1809
Born: February 12
Died: 1865
Died: April 15
16Th U.S. President
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To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.
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If any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly, those who desire it for others
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Don't swap horses in the middle of the stream.
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I have two great enemies, the Southern Army in front of me and the bankers in the rear. Of the two, the one at my rear is my greatest foe.
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A nation may be said to consist of its territory, its people, and its laws. The territory is the only part which is of certain durability.
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Money possesses no value to the state other than that given to it by circulation.
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One eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was, somehow, the cause of the war.
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We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other nation has ever grown.
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I therefore consider that in view of the Constitution and the laws, the Union is unbroken and to the extent of my ability I shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly enjoins upon me, that the laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States.
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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Prohibition... goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes... A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded.
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I am not concerned that you have fallen -- I am concerned that you arise.
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When arguing with a fool, make sure the opponent isn't doing the exact same thing.
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It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.
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I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
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To correct the evils, great and small, which spring from want of sympathy and from positive enmity among strangers, as nations or as individuals, is one of the highest functions of civilization.
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Reputation is like fine china: Once broken it's very hard to repair.
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IF you are going to fight, don't let them talk you into negotiating. But, if you are going to negotiate, don't let them talk you into fighting.
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Nothing in this world is impossible to a willing heart.
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The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
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