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- Lincoln, with his rare ability to step outside of the emotions that we all feel when we are attacked, believed that harsh words and acts of revenge rarely pay off; that we are all flawed human beings, all bringing our own motives and complicated understanding of the world to politics.
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Jan 26, 2022 · On the Fractured Nation. The ‘House Divided’ Speech: As America expanded West and fought bitterly over whether new territories could extend the practice of slavery, Lincoln spoke out about what...
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Aug 22, 2011 · It is easy to see that, under the sharp discipline of civil war, the nation is beginning a new life. --December 8, 1863 Message to Congress. War at the best, is terrible, and this war of ours, in its magnitude and in its duration, is one of the most terrible. --June 16, 1864 Speech at Philadelphia.
Aug 16, 2017 · Did Abraham Lincoln Express Opposition to Racial Equality? An authentic quote from Lincoln has attracted renewed attention, along with some commentary that oversimplifies his views on race....
1 day ago · In his famous 1858 speech, Abraham Lincoln warned that only civil war would resolve the issue of slavery in the U.S. He wasn’t wrong. In his House Divided speech, Lincoln feared the outcome of ...
Jul 3, 2019 · Humanities › History & Culture. Abraham Lincoln Quotations Everyone Should Know. What Lincoln Actually Said: 10 Verified Quotes in Context. Library of Congress. By. Robert McNamara. Updated on July 03, 2019. Abraham Lincoln's quotations have become a part of American life, and for good reason.
Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.—died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the 16th president of the United States (1861–65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.
