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Abraham Lincoln

American President

Born: Feb 12, 1809

Died: Apr 15, 1865

Great Man Me People Will You

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Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. Abraham Lincoln

Myself Great Man Be True Ambition Every Other Say Worthy Shall Developed True Rendering Said How How Far His Truly Being Esteem Esteemed Whether Succeed Far Gratifying Every Man Peculiar

Whatever woman may cast her lot with mine, should any ever do so, it is my intention to do all in my power to make her happy and contented; and there is nothing I can imagine that would make me more unhappy than to fail in the effort. Abraham Lincoln

Me Woman Happy Unhappy Power Whatever Nothing Mine Would More Cast Fail Make Contented Lot Than Effort Any May Intention Should Ever Her Imagine

For my part, I desire to see the time when education - and by its means, morality, sobriety, enterprise and industry - shall become much more general than at present, and should be gratified to have it in my power to contribute something to the advancement of any measure which might have a tendency to accelerate the happy period. Abraham Lincoln

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I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can not remember when I did not so think and feel. Abraham Lincoln

Remember Nothing Think Remember When Wrong Feel Am Did Naturally Slavery

It would astonish if not amuse the older citizens to learn that I (a strange, friendless, uneducated, penniless boy, working at ten dollars per month) have been put down as the candidate of pride, wealth, and aristocratic family distinction. Abraham Lincoln

Family Strange Wealth Pride Down Older Astonish Month Distinction Citizens Would Per Ten Put Aristocratic Learn Boy Been Dollars Friendless Uneducated Candidate Working Amuse

There may sometimes be ungenerous attempts to keep a young man down; and they will succeed, too, if he allows his mind to be diverted from its true channel to brood over the attempted injury. Abraham Lincoln

Every one desires to live long, but no one would be old. Abraham Lincoln

Old Long Live Every Would Would-Be No-One Desires

I can make more generals, but horses cost money. Abraham Lincoln

Money Cost More Horses Generals Make

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 purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure. Abraham Lincoln

Upon the subjects of which I have treated, I have spoken as I have thought. I may be wrong in regard to any or all of them; but, holding it a sound maxim that it is better only sometimes to be right than at all times to be wrong, so soon as I discover my opinions to be erroneous, I shall be ready to renounce them. Abraham Lincoln

Better Sometimes Thought Holding Only Shall Wrong Spoken Soon Renounce Ready Opinions Sound Discover Subjects Times Than Maxim Any May Regard Which Them Right Treated

Extemporaneous speaking should be practiced and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public. However able and faithful he may be in other respects, people are slow to bring him business if he cannot make a speech. Abraham Lincoln

'A living dog is better than a dead lion.' Judge Douglas, if not a dead lion for this work, is at least a caged and toothless one. How can he oppose the advances of slavery? He don't care anything about it. Abraham Lincoln

A private soldier has as much right to justice as a major-general. Abraham Lincoln

Justice Soldier Private Much Right

I have said a hundred times, and I have no inclination to take it back, that I believe there is no right, and ought to be no inclination in the people of the free States to enter into the slave States, and to interfere with the question of slavery at all. I have said that always. Abraham Lincoln

People Free Believe Ought Back Hundred Hundred Times States Enter Take Said Always Question Times Interfere Inclination Right Slave Slavery

As our case is new, we must think and act anew. Abraham Lincoln

Think Our Must Anew Case New Act

It is rather for us here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion. Abraham Lincoln

Great Cause Before Increased Gave Honored Rather Remaining Take Dead Devotion Task Which Us Full Dedicated Measure Here Last

Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we, as a people, can be engaged in. Abraham Lincoln

Education People Important Say Respecting System Presuming Only Most Subject Dictate Any The Most Important Which Plan Engaged View

If a man had more than one life, I think a little hanging would not hurt this one; but after he is once dead, we cannot bring him back, no matter how sorry we may be; so the boy shall be pardoned. Abraham Lincoln

Life Man Hurt Matter Sorry Think Back Once We Cannot Would Pardoned More Shall Had He Dead Him Boy How Than May Hanging After Cannot Little Bring

Our Declaration of Independence was held sacred by all and thought to include all; but now, to aid in making the bondage of the Negro universal and eternal, it is assailed, sneered at, construed, hawked at, and torn, till, if its framers could rise from their graves, they could not at all recognize it. Abraham Lincoln

I was born and have ever remained in the most humble walks of life. Abraham Lincoln

Life Humble Walks Born Remained Most Ever

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