Lincoln Quote by Fred Kaplan Download Open image “Lincoln was the Twain of our politics.” — Fred Kaplan ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Lincoln Our Politics Twain
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 Copy Share Image
My particular passion for Lincoln dates back from my earliest memories of politics. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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. Lincoln was humbled, though a bit dumbfounded. He thought himself more suited for the Senate, where he could orate and discuss ideas, and moreover there were Republicans of much greater national prominence on the East coast,… — Charles River Editors Copy Share
“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 Copy Share Image
“This, then, is a story of Lincoln’s political genius revealed through his extraordinary array of personal qualities that enabled him to form friendships with… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician. — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
“On Lincoln: "A profound common sense is the best genius for statesmanship.” — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
Lincoln was the greatest speaker and he was ridiculed for how he looked, you know? — Kevin Costner Copy Share Image
To give credit to Lincoln for moral progression seems beyond the facts and unnecessary for our appreciation of this arguably greatest of all American… — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
I'm not a Lincoln expert, rather a biographer who has had the pleasure of reading much of what has been written about him from… — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
Myth and mythology often serve constructive and aspirational purposes. But they also do harm. — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
I first wrote a biography of Thomas Carlyle, and it turned out I loved writing biographies and had a talent for it. I believed… — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
“The New START accord cuts the strategic nuclear arsenals on each side to 1,550 warheads. Can any of its critics make a case that… — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
Is there really any relationship between artists' personal conduct and their art? Certainly not. — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
Gore Vidal was a man of immense literary talent, some of which he used well, some of which he wasted. — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
“He had entered another imaginative world, one connected to the beginning of his life as a writer, to the Napoleonic world that had been… — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
Obama is a very fine writer with an excellent command of language. His memoir 'Dreams From My Father' is a fine book, but it… — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
“As became a young sinner, Sam [Mark Twain] had a special interest in Satan. He asked his Sunday school teacher questions about Eve in… — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
Let's assume for the moment that the logic behind Presidents Day is actually sound for certain presidents. Why not have a separate holiday for… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
“And Lincoln, as would be evidenced throughout his presidency, was a master of timing.” — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
The most important thing about Jazz at Lincoln Center is the fact that it's the first time that perhaps the most important art form… — Rafael Vinoly Copy Share Image
“What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.” — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
What makes the Lincoln Memorial so powerful is that it doesn't try to do too much. In effect, it says that he saved the… — Susan Eisenhower Copy Share Image
I received orders from Congress to proceed to Charleston in South Carolina, for the purpose of Co'operating with General Lincoln in the defense of… — Abraham Whipple Copy Share Image
“Maybe it’s not as clear-cut as that. Maybe it’s the very presence of one thing – light or darkness – that necessitates the existence… — jessica shirvington Copy Share Image
Despite its flaws, the American electoral system has produced Lincoln, the two Roosevelts, and Harry Truman. — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
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