155 Famous Quotes from Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln made extraordinary efforts to attain knowledge while working on a farm, splitting rails for fences, and keeping store at New Salem, Illinois. He was a captain in the Black Hawk War, spent eight years in the Illinois legislature, and rode the circuit of courts for many years. His law partner said of him, "His ambition was a little engine that knew no rest." He married Mary Todd, and they had four boys, only one of whom lived to maturity. In 1858 Lincoln ran against Stephen A. Douglas for Senator. He lost the election, but in debating with Douglas he gained a national reputation that won him the Republican nomination for President in 1860. As President, he built the Republican Party into a strong national organization. Further, he rallied most of the northern Democrats to the Union cause. On January 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy.

Author: Abraham Lincoln,Daniel Willey
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 04/15/2014
Pages: 62
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.15d
ISBN: 9781499154689

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