Abraham Lincoln Quotes


It has been my purpose, since I have been placed in my present position, to make no speeches.


Context

His present position was that of the Republican nominee. In that era, nominees for president were not expected to speak and campaign after they had won the nomination.


Citations

Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th President of the United States (Republican, IL), Reply to the crowd urging him to make a speech, 1860

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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.