Account Quote by David Herbert Donald

I think also there's no question that Lincoln has been diluted down through history in some way, almost by becoming as iconic as he…

— James Spader

The big biography of Lincoln necessarily had to do so much with his political career, his ambitions, his accomplishments in public, with less time…

— David Herbert Donald

Lincoln had a tremendous capacity for personal growth - more than any other American President.

— Henry Louis Gates

Well, it seems to me Lincoln, I suppose, is kind of a model of a particular sort of presidency, a presidency that first of…

— David Herbert Donald

I'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today.

— David Herbert Donald

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

I think Lincoln had a unique parenting style. He let his kids run free and wild.

— Steven Spielberg

I admire Lincoln enormously and I think what's interesting about Lincoln is how he changes, it's not that he held the same view throughout…

— Eric Foner

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

— Robert Green Ingersoll

People don't realize what a brilliant politician Lincoln was. Looking back, we want to ascribe a level of providence to his every decision but…

— Henry Louis Gates

Abraham Lincoln was not all brooding and melancholy and patient understanding. There was a hard core in him, and plenty of toughness. He could…

— Bruce Catton

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

— Felix Frankfurter