Abraham Lincoln Quotes

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Libertarians are essentially what the Republicans were 30 years ago. Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan. They'd all fit more under the Libertarian… — Drew Carey
I support the framework that the bipartisan group of senators are working on...We have to remember the 11 million people who are here are people...[i]t's… — Darrell Issa
Gorbachev's stance contrasts admirably with the policy of the sainted Abraham Lincoln, who used massive force and mass murder to force the seceding Southern states… — Murray Rothbard
To most readers the word 'fiction' is an utter fraud. They are entirely convinced that each character has an exact counterpart in real life and… — Louis Auchincloss
Fame is a very unnatural human condition. When you stop to realize that Abraham Lincoln was probably never seen by more than 400 people in… — Chevy Chase
I apply the Abraham Lincoln test for moral casuistry: 'If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.' Well, then, if waterboarding does not constitute torture,… — Christopher Hitchens
The Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, was put into effect on January 1, 1863, but news of the Proclamation and enforcement did not… — Corrine Brown
If I could be any famous person, I'd be John Wilkes Booth, because I'd love to shoot Abraham Lincoln in the face — Thom Yorke
Abraham Lincoln truly inspired me. It wasn't just the freeing of the slaves, he kept the Union together. Some people even forget that today. What… — George H. W. Bush
In this temple As in the hearts of the people For whom he saved the Union The memory of Abraham Lincoln Is enshrined forever — Royal Cortissoz
If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history. — Robert Foster Bennett
Abraham Lincoln once walked down the street with his two sons, both of whom were crying. "What's the matter with you boys?" asked a passerby.… — George Sweeting
There are certain things we can only do together. There are certain things only a union can do. Only a union could harness the courage… — Barack Obama
I've long believed that one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation… — Ronald Reagan
I think that when you look at the great politicians, the two greatest in my view were George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, they certainly had… — John McCain
Killing Lincoln is a must-read historical thriller. Bill O'Reilly recounts the dramatic events of the spring of 1865 with such exhilarating immediacy that you will… — Vince Flynn
Viewing the man from the genuine abolitionist ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed cold, tardy, weak and unequal to the task. But, viewing him from the sentiments… — Frederick Douglass
Everybody faces obstacles. And I looked to people who had been through many to succeed in life. Abraham Lincoln, born to a poor family, faced… — Dave Winfield
And always remember, Abraham Lincoln only served one term in Congress, too. — Allen West
The playwright's rendition of Abraham Lincoln remembers a pitiful little paddlewheel he saw that he could only generate steam to EITHER blow the ship's whistle… — Norman Corwin

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