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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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I will either be America's greatest president or its last.
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If ever I feel the soul within me elevate and expand to those dimensions, not wholly unworthy of its almighty Architect, it is when I contemplate the cause of my country, deserted by all the world beside, and I standing up boldly, alone, hurling defiance at her victorious oppressors.
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With this honor devolves upon you also a corresponding responsibility. As the country herein trusts you, so under God it will sustain you.
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I do, therefore, invite my fellow citizens . . . to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.
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The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.
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When I got him out he was near froze solid and shivering. He was shaking so hard that I wasted half a glass of whiskey trying to aim it for his mouth. Must have got enough of it into him, though, since it did seem to bring him back to life.
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Friends, I agree with you in Providence but I believe in the Providence of the most men, the largest purse, and the longest cannon.
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May the Almighty grant that the cause of truth, justice, and humanity, shall in no wise suffer at my hands.
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Freedom is the natural condition of the human race, in which the Almighty intended men to live. Those who fight the purpose of the Almighty will not succeed. They always have been, they always will be beaten.
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I intend no modification of my oft-expressed wish that all men everywhere could be free.
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As a general rule, I abstain from reading reports of attacks upon myself, wishing not to be provoked by that to which I cannot properly offer an answer.
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I hear you have abolitionists here. We have a few in Illinois, but we shot one the other day.
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There are no bad pictures that's just how your face looks sometimes.
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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
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The Cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one, or even one hundred defeats.
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It is a good face. I am glad this war is over at last.
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Cling to liberty and right battle fro them leed for them die for them, if need be and have confidence in God.
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The best way to get rid of your enemies is to make them your friends.
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The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could and should do themselves.
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The trouble with too many people is they believe the realm of truth always lies within their vision.
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