Creative Quotations from . . .
Abraham Lincoln
(1809-1865) born on Feb 12
US "president, lawyer". "He was the 16th U.S. president during the Civil War; wrote "Emancipation Proclamation," and "Gettysburg Address," 1863."
 
   
F
I am glad to know that there is a system of labor where the laborer can strike if he wants to! I wish to God that such a system prevailed all over the world.

R
"If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six sharpening my ax."
A
"Whatever you are, be a good one."
N
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
K
". . . that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "speech, March 5, 1860 [On the subject of strikes, another American president, Calvin Coolidge, was less enthusiastic: ``The"
R: x
A: x
N: "speech, June 16, 1858 [For the Biblical allusion, see conflict.]"
K: "Speech, 19 Nov 1863, dedicating the national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettesburg"



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