Abraham Lincoln Quotes


And having thus chosen our course, without guile, and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust in God, and go forward without fear, and with manly hearts.


Citations

Lincoln, Abraham. "Message to Congress in Special Session." 4 July 1861. The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler, vol. 4, Rutgers University Press, 1953, p. 441.

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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
  • Born: February 12, 1809
  • Died: April 15, 1865
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

Abraham Lincoln was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.