Abraham Lincoln s 212th Birthday: 10 Quotes To Honor The 16th President
02/12/21 AT 8:00 AM
Tuesday marks the 212th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln, who was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, in 1809, won the 1860 election and took the office in March 1861.
People often remember him for his efforts to abolish slavery, which led the country through the civil war, and changed its history forever. Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth. He was fatally shot in the Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C.
Here are 10 quotes, courtesy Good Reads, to remember him:
1. Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”