"Whenever you think of Lincoln as a historian, in his own mind, he becomes the Great Emancipator. This is his role in history henceforth. He was an ambitious man who wanted to make an impact on history, and this is how he did it."

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Source : "Eric Foner on the Perennial Relevance of Abraham Lincoln". Interview with Aaron Leonard, historynewsnetwork.org. October 4, 2010.

Eric Foner

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“I was in art school since I was five years old. I've always been to art school.”
“The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children.”
“America, 5 years after this brutal attack, is testament that a Nation conceived in liberty and equality will endure. It is a triumph of millions of Americans but it is also the triumph of an idea larger than any one person, larger than any one nation.”
“In the end, only Leif believed that you were still alive. He thought you might be hiding somewhere, playing a game. As the rest of us grieved, Leif searched the jungle for you day after day.â€ â€œWhen did he finally stop?â€ I asked. â€œYesterday.”
“Haven't got a girl, but I can wish. So I'll take me down to Main Street and that's where I'll select my imaginary dish.”
“Any woman is just as capable of being a hero as any man.”
“No act of man can claim to be more than an attempt, not even science.”
“Karma is experience, and experience creates memory, and memory creates imagination and desire, and desire creates karma again. If I buy a cup of coffee, that's karma. I now have that memory that might give me the potential desire for having cappuccino, and I walk into Starbucks, and there's karma all over again.”

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