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Politically I did not like Mr. Lincoln, for in him I saw the destroyer.

Lincoln was the greatest speaker and he was ridiculed for how he looked, you know?

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

There were so many odd, strange things about Abraham Lincoln that I think nobody knew how to pigeonhole him.

I've always wanted to tell a story about Lincoln. I saw a paternal father figure; I saw someone who was completely, stubbornly committed to his ideals, to his vision.

Lincoln believed in the American people.

But having said all of that, that still doesn't account for a lot of the increase in popularity which stems, I think, from Lincoln's personal characteristics.

The name of Abraham Lincoln is imperishable.

People don't realize what a brilliant politician Lincoln was. Looking back, we want to ascribe a level of providence to his every decision but he was a cunning and calculating politician; from the cultivation of his image as a hayseed from Illinois, to his ability to keep this country together under dire circumstances.