Class Quote by A. Philip Randolph

Lincoln merely nominally freed the bodies of Negroes. But Debs would free the bodies and minds of Negroes.

— A. Philip Randolph

Lincoln is such an iconic figure in American history. He seems to reflect so many elements of American culture that we consider essential, whether…

— Eric Foner

We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician.

— Felix Frankfurter

Lincoln was the spokesman of the rising capitalist class of the North, who viewed the emancipation of Negro slaves as indispensable to the development…

— A. Philip Randolph

Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man - too great to be small in anything. In his company I…

— Frederick Douglass

Lincoln was not a type. He stands alone - no ancestors, no fellows, no successors.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

“Lincoln had a masterful grasp of great subjects. He was able to look at events from all sides, so as to appreciate how they…

— Henry Ketcham

But having said all of that, that still doesn't account for a lot of the increase in popularity which stems, I think, from Lincoln's…

— David Herbert Donald

Lincoln, the Man of the People

— Edwin Markham

Lincoln is me. He is America. He is what makes us a great nation and a dangerous nation, all wrapped up in one man.

— Bill Oberst Jr

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

— Barack Obama

“It soon became clear, however, that Abraham Lincoln would emerge the undisputed captain of this most unusual cabinet, truly a team of rivals. The…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin