„I will make a prophecy that may now sound peculiar. In fifty years Lincoln's name will be inscribed close to Washington's on this Republic's roll of honor.“

„Stay close to your children to make sure they are being trained to think like Washington and Lincoln, not like Marx and Lenin.“

—  W. Cleon Skousen, livro The Naked Communist

The Naked Communist (1958)

„Twenty years have passed since that event; it is almost too new in history to make a great impression, but the time will come when it will loom up as one of the greatest of man's achievements, and the name of Abraham Lincoln — who of his own will struck the shackles from the limbs of four millions of people — will be honored thousands of years from now as man's name was never honored before.“

—  David Dixon Porter United States Navy admiral 1813 - 1891

Fonte: 1880s, Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War (1885), p. 296

„I know that today it sounds unforgivable to have shot seventy lion in five years, but that was fifty years ago and circumstances of that time cannot be judged by those of today.“

—  Wilfred Thesiger British explorer 1910 - 2003

Fonte: The Life Of My Choice (1987), p. 273.

„We never had a sounder intelligence in this Republic. He was the equal of Washington in making American liberty possible.“

—  Thomas Edison American inventor and businessman 1847 - 1931

The Philosophy of Paine (1925)
Contexto: Tom Paine has almost no influence on present-day thinking in the United States because he is unknown to the average citizen. Perhaps I might say right here that this is a national loss and a deplorable lack of understanding concerning the man who first proposed and first wrote those impressive words, 'the United States of America.' But it is hardly strange. Paine's teachings have been debarred from schools everywhere and his views of life misrepresented until his memory is hidden in shadows, or he is looked upon as of unsound mind.
We never had a sounder intelligence in this Republic. He was the equal of Washington in making American liberty possible. Where Washington performed Paine devised and wrote. The deeds of one in the Weld were matched by the deeds of the other with his pen.

„Lincoln’s place in the history of the United States and of mankind will, nevertheless, be next to that of Washington!“

—  Karl Marx German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist 1818 - 1883

Comments on the North American Events (1862)

„May God give power to every word of mine. In his name I began to write this, and in His name I close it.“

—  Махатма Ганди pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-ruled India 1869 - 1948

1940s, To Every Briton (1940)
Contexto: May God give power to every word of mine. In his name I began to write this, and in His name I close it. May your statesman have the wisdom and courage to respond to my appeal. I am telling His Excellency the Viceroy that my services are at the disposal of His Majesty’s Government, should they consider them of any practical use in advancing the object of my appeal.

„I once said that fifty years from now, the only one of today's dancers who will be remembered is Fred Astaire.“

—  Fred Astaire American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter 1899 - 1987

Gene Kelly quoted in Shipman, David. The Great Movie Stars, The Golden Years. Crown Publishers, New York. 1970. pp. 25-29 as referenced in Billman, Larry: Fred Astaire - A Bio-bibliography, Greenwood Press, Connecticut, 1997. ISBN 0-313-29010-5 p. 351.

„Lord Jesus, engrave Thou Thy name with Thine own finger upon my heart, that it may remain closed to wordly joy and worldly pleasure, self-interest, fading honor, and low revenge, and open only to Thee.“

—  Christian Scriver German hymnwriter 1629 - 1693

Fonte: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 94.

„It is sound judgment to put on a bold face and play your hand for a hundred times what it is worth; forty-nine times out of fifty nobody dares to call it, and you roll in the chips.“

—  Mark Twain American author and humorist 1835 - 1910

„Ba'athism died in Iraq last week. The sight of the oversized bronze head of Saddam rolling in the dust and being beaten with shoes by exuberant Iraqis is perhaps the most important image of Iraqi politics of the last 50 years. It was the end of the republic of fear. Two Iraqis with whom I was camping out in Washington, D. C., woke me up at 5 a. m. that day so we could watch the images of a free Iraq. Tears rolled down our cheeks uncontrollably.“

—  Kanan Makiya American orientalist 1949

"Thank you, America", New York Post (April 15, 2003)

„I was never able to pray
but let me inscribe my name
in the book of waves.“

—  Edward Hirsch 1950

'I was never able to pray'

„Like all such prophecies, it’s impressive only if not examined too closely.“

—  Michael Bishop American writer 1945

Fonte: A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire (1975), Chapter 13, “Aftermath: Sarcophagi and Coffins” (p. 249)

„The issue between Lincoln and Douglas was identical to the issue between Socrates and Thrasymachus in the first book of Plato's Republic. Not similar to it. Identical. It is a question of whether the people make the moral order or the moral order makes the people.“

—  Harry V. Jaffa American historian and collegiate professor 1918 - 2015

2000s, Interview with Peter Robinson (2009)

„President Washington, President Lincoln, President Wilson, President Roosevelt have all authorized electronic surveillance on a far broader scale.“

—  Alberto Gonzales 80th United States Attorney General 1955

2006-02-06 Senate Judiciary Committee testimony http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/06/AR2006020600931.html.

„Taupe? What sort of colour is "taupe"? It sounds like a Malaysian ground sloth encountered once every fifty years by one of the Attenboroughs wearing long socks.“

—  Peter Greenaway British film director 1942

Storey
8 1/2 Women

„As to Mr. Lincoln’s name and fame and memory, — all is safe.“

—  Rutherford B. Hayes American politician, 19th President of the United States (in office from 1877 to 1881) 1822 - 1893

Letter to Lucy Webb Hayes (16 April 1865)
Contexto: As to Mr. Lincoln’s name and fame and memory, — all is safe. His firmness, moderation, goodness of heart; his quaint humor, his perfect honesty and directness of purpose; his logic his modesty his sound judgment, and great wisdom; the contrast between his obscure beginnings and the greatness of his subsequent position and achievements; his tragic death, giving him almost the crown of martyrdom, elevate him to a place in history second to none other of ancient or modern times. His success in his great office, his hold upon the confidence and affections of his countrymen, we shall all say are only second to Washington’s; we shall probably feel and think that they are not second even to his.

„People are islands,' she said. 'They don't really touch. However close they are, they're really quite separate. Even if they've been married for fifty years.“

—  Ian Fleming, livro Casino Royale

Fonte: Casino Royale

„Moral wounds have this peculiarity - they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart.“

—  Alexandre Dumas, livro O Conde de Monte Cristo

Fonte: The Count of Monte Cristo

„If you look closely you'll find all my lovers inscribed on my skin.“

—  Jill Ciment Canadian writer 1955

Fonte: The Tattoo Artist