Abraham Lincoln

1809 - 1865

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederacy and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.

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Abraham Lincoln Quote - 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. Free

Abraham Lincoln

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.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - Force is all conquering, but it’s victories are short lived. Free

Abraham Lincoln

Force is all conquering, but it’s victories are short lived.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool. Free

Abraham Lincoln

If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong. Free

Abraham Lincoln

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing. Free

Abraham Lincoln

Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down. Free

Abraham Lincoln

I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. Free

Abraham Lincoln

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it. Free

Abraham Lincoln

If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - A tendancy to melancholy – let it be observed, is a misfortune, not a fault. Free

Abraham Lincoln

A tendancy to melancholy – let it be observed, is a misfortune, not a fault.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Free

Abraham Lincoln

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. Free

Abraham Lincoln

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - It’s not me who can’t keep a secret. It’s the people I tell that can’t. Free

Abraham Lincoln

It’s not me who can’t keep a secret. It’s the people I tell that can’t.

Abraham Lincoln Quote - When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion. Free

Abraham Lincoln

When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.

About Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederacy and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.

Notable Works

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is most celebrated for successfully preserving the Union during the American Civil War and decisively issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which initiated the abolition of slavery across the nation. A master orator, he delivered the iconic Gettysburg Address, which redefined the democratic ideals of the United States as a "government of the people, by the people, for the people." His visionary leadership culminated in the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, permanently outlawing slavery and fundamentally reshaping the course of American history.

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