Abraham Lincoln

The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln (eBook, ePUB)

A Book of Quotations
Redaktion: Blaisdell, Bob

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The most eloquent of American presidents, Lincoln seemed to have a commentsagacious or humorouson just about anything that mattered. This concise compendium offers his astute observations on a variety of subjectsfrom women to warfare. Nearly 400 quotations include such thought-provoking and memorable remarks as:
Bad promises are better broken than kept.
Marriage is neither heaven nor hell; it is simply purgatory.
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
Quotations are arranged chronologically within such topics as family and friends, the law, politics and the presidency, story-telling, religion, and morality. Students, writers, public speakers, and other readers will find this thought-provoking and entertaining volume an excellent introduction to the sixteenth president's wit, common sense, and insight.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dover Publications
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780486110745
• Artikelnr.: 39138029