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:

    Human memory is a marvelous but fallacious instrument.... The memories which lie within us are not carved in stone; not only do they tend to become erased as the years go by, but often they change, or even increase by incorporating extraneous features.
    —Primo Levi (1919–1987)

    Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man’s nature—opposition to it, is [in?] his love of justice.... Repeal the Missouri compromise—repeal all compromises—repeal the declaration of independence—repeal all past history, you still can not repeal human nature. It still will be the abundance of man’s heart, that slavery extension is wrong; and out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth will continue to speak.
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)