Abraham Lincoln Quotes
In all trying positions in which I shall be placed, and doubtless I shall be placed in many such, my reliance will be upon...the people of the United States;
Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th President of the United States (Republican, IL), Speech, Indianapolis, Indiana, February 11, 1861
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At the time few believed he would not slow down or kill all civil rights legislation as he had done throughout his career. But this is one example of a politician telling the truth on the campaign trail with few believing him. He certainly vindicated his early civil rights record once he became president.
President George W. Bush, to justify the invasion of Iraq had told the public that the Iraqi regime was developing nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, and had participated in the September 11 attack on the United States by assisting Al Qaeda. It turned out that these statements were false. The administration claimed that their error was well intentioned and the result of faulty intelligence. Opponents claimed that the administration officials knew that they were exaggerating and had pressured the intelligence agencies to create intelligence conclusions that supported their story.
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as opposed to the President. Baird asked President Clinton to withdraw her nomination when controversy erupted during her confirmation hearings over her hiring illegal aliens as domestics.
Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy
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.
