Levi Lincoln

Levi Lincoln may refer to:

  • Levi Lincoln, Sr. (1749–1820), father, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and briefly Governor
  • Levi Lincoln, Jr. (1782–1868), son, Governor of Massachusetts before becoming a Representative

Famous quotes containing the words levi and/or lincoln:

    The butterfly’s attractiveness derives not only from colors and symmetry: deeper motives contribute to it. We would not think them so beautiful if they did not fly, or if they flew straight and briskly like bees, or if they stung, or above all if they did not enact the perturbing mystery of metamorphosis: the latter assumes in our eyes the value of a badly decoded message, a symbol, a sign.
    —Primo Levi (1919–1987)

    I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly those who desire it for others. Whenever [I] hear anyone, arguing for slavery I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)