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And always remember, Abraham Lincoln only served one term in Congress, too.

— Allen West

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

There is no disputing that Lincoln was a great man.

— Judy Biggert

But having said all of that, that still doesn't account for a lot of the increase in popularity which stems, I think, from Lincoln's…

— David Herbert Donald

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

— Robert Green Ingersoll

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

Now if you should hear any one say that Lincoln don't [sic] want to go to Congress, I wish you as a personal friend…

— Abraham Lincoln

No president has come near to rivaling Lincoln as a writer.

— Jonathan Raban

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

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

— David Herbert Donald

Lincoln is distinguished from every other president, with the exception of Jefferson, in that we can be certain that he wrote every word to…

— Fred Kaplan

Lincoln was the Twain of our politics.

— Fred Kaplan