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  by Lewis E. Lehrman “I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly, those who desire it for othe...

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  » Abraham Lincoln Quotes Abraham Lincoln Quotes “Lincoln’s speech is understandable by people of all walks of life, by immigrants , by young people. Lincoln had no pretentions whatsoever. He allowed w...

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  » Documents —Lewis Lehrman Great Lincoln Documents: Historians Present Treasures from the Gilder Lehrman Collection. Each of the documents, selected from The Gilder Lehrman’s Collection’s nearly 500 L...

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  Abraham Lincoln was “a man of profound feeling, just and firm principles, and incorruptible integrity,” wrote Civil War general and politician Carl Schurz. 1 As an American and America’s leader, Linco...

• Lincoln Speaks: Words that Transformed a Nation | AbrahamLincoln.org

  Abraham Lincoln delighted in the rich possibilities of language. Throughout his life, he strove to honor the written and spoken word. Largely self-taught, he achieved a literary command that helped hi...

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  » Essays Essays He had no pretensions whatsoever. He allowed what he believed and the way he said it to be convincing on the evidence. —Lewis Lehrman