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Abraham Lincoln
Born: 12-02-1809 – Died: 15-04-1865
Nationality: American
Known for: President, politician, lawyer
About Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) led the United States through its most trying period as the 16th President during the Civil War. Rising from humble roots, he was instrumental in preserving the Union and, crucially, in advancing the cause of abolishing slavery. His powerful, often quoted words, delivered with eloquence and moral clarity, continue to define American ideals of liberty and unity.
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We find ourselves under the government of a system of political institutions, conducing more essentially to the ends of civil and religious liberty, than any of which the history of former times tells us.
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
In my view of the present aspect of affairs, there is no need of bloodshed and war. There is no necessity for it. I am not in favor of such a course, and I may say in advance, there will be no blood shed unless it be forced upon the government. The government will not use force unless force is used against it.
We find ourselves under the government of a system of political institutions, conducing more essentially to the ends of civil and religious liberty, than any of which the history of former times tells us.
The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.
I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave and half free.
That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now is not much to be wondered at. It had many props to support it through that period, which now are decayed and crumbled away. Through that period, it was felt by all to be an undecided experiment; now, it is understood to be a successful one.
I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave and half free.
The United States government must not undertake to run the churches when an individual in the church or out of it becomes dangerous to the public interest he must be checked.