19 Quotes by John George Nicolay
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Kentucky was yet a wild, new country. As compared with later periods of emigration, settlement was slow and pioneer life a hard struggle.
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The Whigs, on their part, had held their first national convention in December, 1831, and nominated Henry Clay to dispute the succession.
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It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincoln's single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his reputation.
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The meetings of the legislature at Springfield then first brought together that splendid group of young men of genius whose phenomenal careers and distinguished services have given Illinois fame in the history of the nation.
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It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincolns single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his reputation.
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While Lincoln thus became a lawyer, he did not cease to remain a politician.
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Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress.
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Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
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Lincoln's stature and strength, his intelligence and ambition - in short, all the elements which gave him popularity among men in New Salem, rendered him equally attractive to the fair sex of that village.
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