Abraham Lincoln Quotes
We hope all danger may be overcome; but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous.
Lincoln, Abraham. "Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois." 27 Jan. 1838. The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler, vol. 1, Rutgers University Press, 1953, p. 108.
This is one of the rare proverbs dealing with the importance of intelligence and foreknowledge.
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.