Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is renowned for his leadership during the American Civil War and his efforts to abolish slavery, most notably through the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Besides his political achievements, Lincoln was also a skilled writer, known for his eloquent speeches and letters, including the iconic Gettysburg Address, which has become a seminal piece of American oratory. His writing often reflected his deep commitment to equality, democracy, and national unity, leaving a lasting impact on American literature and political thought.

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State of the Union Address

State of the Union Address

by: Abraham Lincoln
Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: In the midst of unprecedented political troubles we have cause of great gratitude to God for unusual good health and most abundant harvests. You will not be surprised to learn that in the peculiar exigencies of the times our intercourse with foreign nations has been attended with profound solicitude, chiefly turning upon our own domestic... more...
Lincoln Letters

Lincoln Letters

by: Abraham Lincoln
Washington, Dec. 24th, 1848. My dear father:— Your letter of the 7th was received night before last. I very cheerfully send you the twenty dollars, which sum you say is necessary to save your land from sale. It is singular that you should have forgotten a judgment against you; and it is more singular that the plaintiff should have let you forget it so long, particularly as I suppose you have always... more...
Gettysburg Address

Gettysburg Address

by: Abraham Lincoln
Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war ... testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated ... can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of... more...
Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865

Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865

by: Abraham Lincoln
INTRODUCTION No man since Washington has become to Americans so familiar or so beloved a figure as Abraham Lincoln. He is to them the representative and typical American, the man who best embodies the political ideals of the nation. He is typical in the fact that he sprang from the masses of the people, that he remained through his whole career a man of the people, that his chief desire was to be in... more...
The Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation

by: Abraham Lincoln
A PROCLAMATION Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit: "That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then,... more...
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters (Selections)

Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters (Selections)

by: Abraham Lincoln
INTRODUCTION The facts of Lincoln's early life are best stated in his own words, communicated in 1859[see Appendix] to Mr. J. W. Fell, of Bloomington, Illinois. Unlike many men who have risen from humble surroundings, Lincoln never boasted of his wonderful struggle with poverty. His nature had no room for the false pride of a Mr. Bounderby, even though the facts warranted the claim. Indeed, he... more...
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

by: Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address March 4, 1865 Fellow countrymen: At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly... more...