The Lincoln Myth Quotes

“The greatest enemy of truth is often not the lie—deliberate, contrived and dishonest—but the myth—persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth

“The greatest enemy of truth is often not the lie --- deliberate, contrived and dishonest --- but the myth --- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic . - John Kennedy”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth

“Nearly every president had wanted a second term, despite the fact that history clearly taught the last four years would be nothing like the first. Either the president became overly aggressive, knowing he had nothing to lose, which alienated both supporters and detractors. Or he became cautious, placid, and docile, not wanting to do anything that might affect his legacy.”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth

“Something he learned long ago came to mind. Stir a person up and they could be made to think. Add in anger and they’ll screw up, sure as hell.”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth

“Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable, a most sacred right—a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world. Nor is this right confined to cases in which the whole people of an existing government may choose to exercise it. Any portion of such people, that can, may revolutionize, and make their own of so much of the territory as they inhabit. ABRAHAM LINCOLN January 12, 1848”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth

“I ain’t as good as I once was, but I’m as good once as I ever was.”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth

“Mr. GERRY stated his objections which determined him to withhold his name from the constitution. 1. the duration and re-eligibility of the Senate. 2. the power of the House of Representatives to conceal their journals. 3. the power of Congress over the places of election. 4 the unlimited power of Congress over their own compensation. 5. Massachusetts has not a due share of Representatives allotted to her. 6. 3/5 of the Blacks are to be represented as if they were freemen. 7. Under the power over commerce, monopolies may be established. 8. The vice president being made head of the Senate. He could however he said get over all these, if the rights of the Citizens were not rendered insecure”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth

“this constitution with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a general Government necessary for us, and there is no form of Government but what may be a blessing to the people if well administered, and believe farther that this is likely to be well administered for a course of years, and can only end in Despotism, as other forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic Government, being incapable of any other.”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth

“A problem that occurred too quickly for me to solve, so I brought it along.”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth

“Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better.”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth

“even the blind-eyed biscuit thrower occasionally hits the target.”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth

“KALUNDBORG”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth

“any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable—a most sacred right—a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world. Nor is this right confined to cases in which the whole people of an existing government may choose to exercise it. Any portion of such people, that can, may revolutionize, and make their own of so much of the territory as they inhabit.”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth

“I checked,” the 4th District representative said. “The count hasn’t”
― Steve Berry, The Lincoln Myth