Lincoln

• “Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.”

• “Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties. And not to Democrats alone do I make this appeal, but to all who love these great and true principles.”

• “I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game. Kentucky gone, we can not hold Missouri, nor, as I think, Maryland.”

• “Don't kneel to me, that is not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy. I am but God's humble instrument; but you may rest assured that as long as I live no one shall put a shackle on your limbs; and you shall have all the rights which God has given to every other free citizen of this republic.”

• “I want it said of me by those who knew me best that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.”

• “It's one of those figures that everybody knows who he is, so they think they know who he is, and they don't. They just know a name. They just know an idea. What he was, finally, in my view, was that he created the United States as we know it, he created the nation state as we know it.”

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Overview

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Lincoln across IJR

On Watch

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In the Arcade

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Studio characters

Alethea Lincoln FroburgAll the charm, none of the schedule.Fred J. LincolnOff script, off duty, unreasonably available.Mary Todd LincolnRumors confirmed: surprisingly easy to talk to.

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