Argument Quote by David Herbert Donald

In making up my mind as to what Mr. Lincoln really believed, I do not take into consideration the evidence of unnamed persons or…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript, though maybe a…

— David Herbert Donald

There is no disputing that Lincoln was a great man.

— Judy Biggert

President Lincoln was trying to convince some people, he used some arguments, convincing other people, he used other arguments. That was a great -…

— Hillary Clinton

And, finally, Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript. Though…

— David Herbert Donald

“After the Lincoln-Douglas debates made Lincoln a nationally recognized politician, Illinois papers began to mention Lincoln as a Republican candidate for President throughout 1859. …

— Charles River Editors

“Lincoln could easily have used the excuse of Seward’s incapacity to avoid consulting him at all. But that was not his way. He invariably…

— Paul Johnson

Lincoln was the greatest speaker and he was ridiculed for how he looked, you know?

— Kevin Costner

“Maybe it’s true that the people who live through the times that become history’s pivotal points are those least likely to understand them. I…

— Jean Hegland

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

Lincoln was a man who created himself from nothing without any help from outside or other people. I followed his struggles. I see certain…

— Muammar al-Gaddafi

People who've written about Abraham Lincoln's writing emphasize how logical he was. His writing was a syllogistic tool. He would say, if A, then…

— George Saunders