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> [Yes, the rise in corporate power had roots in the gearing up for the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was a Whig, a supporter of government aid to expanding industry - to "internal improvements" that supported the growth of business. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/yes-the-rise-in-corporate-power-had-roots-in-the-gearing-up-for-the/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

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## More by William Lee Miller

> [Abraham Lincoln did not contend that his actions were immune from Congressional correction; on the contrary, he specifically said he was acting beyond the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/abraham-lincoln-did-not-contend-that-his-actions-were-immune-from/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

> [The US did not have any big supply of good generals in Civil War, and some it did have went with the rebels. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/the-us-did-not-have-any-big-supply-of-good-generals-in-civil-war-and/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

> [Abraham Lincoln had a deep realism; he did not deceive or mislead himself, but faced the world he had to deal with as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/abraham-lincoln-had-a-deep-realism-he-did-not-deceive-or-mislead/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

> [After I published a book called Lincoln's Virtues a wit said that my next book should be Lincoln's Vices. But in my opinion that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/after-i-published-a-book-called-lincoln-s-virtues-a-wit-said-that-my/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

> [All presidents - particularly war presidents, presidents inclined to the imperial presidency - invoke Abraham Lincoln as a justification, but they omit these three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/all-presidents-particularly-war-presidents-presidents-inclined-to-the/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

> [Abraham Lincoln had great clarity of mind and expression, and he worked to make it clearer -reading Euclid in his early 30s to train…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/abraham-lincoln-had-great-clarity-of-mind-and-expression-and-he/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

> [The situation Abraham Lincoln faced was unique. In his view, the United States was threatened with destruction, ruin, overthrow, perishing - all words that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/the-situation-abraham-lincoln-faced-was-unique-in-his-view-the-united/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

> [I do not think you can fault Abraham Lincoln for picking generals that did not work out, because, as he said to John Hay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/i-do-not-think-you-can-fault-abraham-lincoln-for-picking-generals/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

> [I am asked often about Abraham Lincoln's mistakes and faults; he certainly made some mistakes. I have chapter in President Lincoln about the Powhatan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/i-am-asked-often-about-abraham-lincoln-s-mistakes-and-faults-he/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

> [Abraham Lincoln was not philosopher, exactly. But he did have a strong mind, which sought generalizations as well as particulars. He had a terrific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/abraham-lincoln-was-not-philosopher-exactly-but-he-did-have-a-strong/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

> [There was specific constitutional provision for emergency measures in the case that Abraham Lincoln faced - an insurrection - which no other president has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/there-was-specific-constitutional-provision-for-emergency-measures-in/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

> [Yes, the rise in corporate power had roots in the gearing up for the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was a Whig, a supporter of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/yes-the-rise-in-corporate-power-had-roots-in-the-gearing-up-for-the/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

> [It is very hard to answer the oft-posed questions about how Abraham Lincoln would respond to some current condition. My favorite story on that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/it-is-very-hard-to-answer-the-oft-posed-questions-about-how-abraham/)

[William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/)

> [When I went to an Aspen seminar on "American Scriptures" - the bicentennial of the Declaration and they discussed the preamble and the Gettysburg…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/when-i-went-to-an-aspen-seminar-on-american-scriptures-the/)

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