Abraham Lincoln

• “The National Republican Convention which met at Baltimore on the 8th of June adopted resolutions heartily approving the course of the administration and especially the policy of emancipation, and completed its good work by nominating Abraham Lincoln as its candidate for President for another term.”

  The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln

• “The door opened; and a fine, robust old fellow, with an open countenance and bronzed cheeks, marched into the midst of the assemblage, bearing on his shoulder 'two small triangular heart rails,' surmounted by a banner with this inscription: 'Two rails from a lot made by Abraham Lincoln and John Hanks, in the Sangamon Bottom, in the year 1830.”

  The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln

• “Abraham Lincoln rose to be the leader and example of the American Nation during its most perilous crisis, and the ideal Democrat of the nineteenth century.”

  Theodore Roosevelt An Intimate Biography

• “When you fail for a time to obtain something you really want, you join the ranks of some pretty important people—like Abraham Lincoln and Thomas A. Edison.”

  Simon & Schuster: Creating Wealth

• ““One morning in April, 1860,” says Mr. Volk, “I noticed in the paper that Abraham Lincoln was in Chicago, ” retained as one of the counsel in a 'Sand-bar' trial in which the Michigan Central Railroad was either plaintiff or defendant.”

  The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln

• “H.W. Beckwith, W.rd Lamon, and Abraham Lincoln were for the defendant.”

  The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln

• “Dr. Henry Goudy, "the public orator" at Cambridge, in a Presentation Speech, eulogized Roosevelt's manifold activities and achievements, declaring, among other things, that he had "acquired a title to be ranked with his great predecessor Abraham Lincoln -- 'of whom one conquered slavery, and the other corruption.”

  Theodore Roosevelt An Intimate Biography

• “Looking backward, we see that Abraham Lincoln typified the ideals of Freedom and Union which were the supreme issues of his time; but this recognition has come chiefly since his death.”

  Theodore Roosevelt An Intimate Biography

• “This is my first time visiting the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, and as I was driving through I thought to myself that the staff and the volunteers who have made this possible should feel very proud of the work they're doing - this is a beautiful place for our veterans to come home to.”

  Remarks of Senator Barack Obama at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

• “Ebenezer Peck and Abraham Lincoln arrived and took the stand; and both made able and effective speeches.”

  The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln

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