Claims Quote by Steven Spielberg

I see some parallels between then [Lincoln's era] and now. Certainly the division of ideologies between two parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican…

— Steven Spielberg

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

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

“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

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

We've changed in the sense that we flipped - and this is no longer the Republican party of Lincoln. This is the party of…

— Andrew Young

Because Lincoln is so closely identified with what it is to be American, everyone wants to claim him, to rewrite his story to satisfy…

— 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 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

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

What Republicans need to do is to go back to their roots - starting with Lincoln - and remind the nation that they are…

— Alan Siegel

My particular passion for Lincoln dates back from my earliest memories of politics.

— Barack Obama