Castes Quote by George Bancroft

“I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.” -Abraham Lincoln”

— Anna Mara

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

— Robert Green Ingersoll

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

Whatever Lincoln's racial views, which are not totally modern and egalitarian in many ways, he believes blacks should have this natural right to improve…

— Eric Foner

Lincoln emancipated nobody. The man freed not a single slave.

— L. Neil Smith

Lincoln did but pour the soul of the nation into the monumental act of universal liberty; and that soul was inspired by the gospel.

— Edward Thomson

“From the prophets of Israel Lincoln had learned the note will idea that there can be serving people, with responsibility to the entire "family…

— Elton Trueblood

“They took it for more than it was, or anyhow for more than it said; the container was greater than the thing contained, and…

— Shelby Foote

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

But in view of the constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens.…

— John Marshall Harlan

“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

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