Born Sunday 12 February 1809, died Saturday 15 April 1865
Occupation: President
Nationality: American
The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.
To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.
Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.
Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this.
Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.
He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.
The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.