Abraham Lincoln Quotes


It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.


Citations

Lincoln, Abraham. "Address on Colonization to a Deputation of Negroes." 14 Aug. 1862. The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Edited by Roy P. Basler, vol. 5, Rutgers University Press, 1953, p. 374.

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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.