“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.” — Abraham Lincoln
“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” — Abraham Lincoln
(US, slang, rare) A penny .
: He was greatly beloved and regarded as the Abraham Lincoln of Kansas. When the history of reform is written; when we have a government administered by and for the people let it be said of Jerry Simpson that he gave the best of his life…
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“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” — Abraham Lincoln
(US, slang, rare) A United States five-dollar bill.
““As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.” — Abraham Lincoln”
““You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” — Abraham Lincoln”
““Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” — Abraham Lincoln”
““No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.” — Abraham Lincoln”
““We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” — Abraham Lincoln”
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An emancipator or analogous reformer.
“I have heard that pro wrestling dates as far back as the 1800's and that Abraham Lincoln was a champion before he became a lawyer.”
“(if they don't all spontaneously combust when I start the speech with "Let me begin with a story about Abraham Lincoln.")”
“This kid listening to this drivel while looking at paintings of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. 😂”
“Abraham Lincoln calls one of the crew a slur, and they're so far removed from 20th century racism, nobody notices. Only saw a clip of that one, so I don't have full context.”
“The funniest one I got lately was from someone who chose to use the name Abraham Lincoln. 😃”
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