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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Born 12 February 1809 · Died 15 April 1865

From Sinking Spring Farm, Kentucky, United States · Nationality: United States

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Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. - Wikipedia

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Lincolnbot: a Abraham Lincoln AI

Talk with Lincolnbot, an AI that answers as Abraham Lincoln, in his voice, from his books. It reads the full text of 7 of his books from Project Gutenberg, and William Herndon's life of his law partner (1889), Lord Charnwood's Abraham Lincoln (1916), John Nicolay's short life (1902) and Francis Carpenter's six months at the White House (1866). Words in quotation marks are truly his, with the book and chapter.

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Quotes

  • “Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.”
    1840s
  • “When you have got an elephant by the hind leg, and he is trying to run away, it’s best to let him run.”
    1860s
  • “I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.”
    1860s
  • “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.
    The House Divided speech
  • “The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.”
    1850s

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Books by Abraham Lincoln

  1. 1Guerra y emancipaciónGuerra y emancipación2012
  2. 2Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
  3. 3Abraham Lincoln SpeaksAbraham Lincoln Speaks
  4. 4Abraham Lincoln, His Autobiographical WritingsAbraham Lincoln, His Autobiographical Writings
  5. 5Abraham Lincoln, Wisdom and WitAbraham Lincoln, Wisdom and Wit
  6. 6Abraham Lincoln; Complete WorksAbraham Lincoln; Complete Works
  7. 7Abraham Lincoln's SpeechesAbraham Lincoln's Speeches
  8. 8Abraham Lincoln's Speeches CompleteAbraham Lincoln's Speeches Complete
  9. 9Abraham Lincoln's Stories and SpeechesAbraham Lincoln's Stories and Speeches
  10. 10Famous Speeches [of] Abraham LincolnFamous Speeches [of] Abraham Lincoln
  11. 11Fiftieth Anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg AddressFiftieth Anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
  12. 12Life and Works of Abraham LincolnLife and Works of Abraham Lincoln
  13. 13LincolnLincoln
  14. 14Lincoln LettersLincoln Letters
  15. 15Lincoln's AutobiographyLincoln's Autobiography
  16. 16Lincoln's Words on Living QuestionsLincoln's Words on Living Questions
  17. 17Poems of Abraham LincolnPoems of Abraham Lincoln
  18. 18The Autobiography of Abraham LincolnThe Autobiography of Abraham Lincoln
  19. 19The Collected Works of Abraham LincolnThe Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
  20. 20The Lincoln-Douglas DebatesThe Lincoln-Douglas Debates
  21. 21The Portable Abraham LincolnThe Portable Abraham Lincoln
  22. 22The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham LincolnThe Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln
  23. 23The Writings of Abraham LincolnThe Writings of Abraham Lincoln
  24. 24Words of Wisdom from Abraham LincolnWords of Wisdom from Abraham Lincoln

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