Earl of Lincoln is a title that has been created eight times in the Peerage of England.
Read more about Earl Of Lincoln: Earls of Lincoln, First Creation (1143), Earls of Lincoln, Second Creation (after 1143), Earls of Lincoln, Third Creation (about 1149), Earls of Lincoln, Fourth Creation (1217), Earls of Lincoln, Fifth Creation (1349), Earls of Lincoln, Sixth Creation (1467), Earls of Lincoln, Seventh Creation (1525), Earls of Lincoln, Eighth Creation (1572)
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“For all men would be cowards if they durst.”
—John Wilmot, 2nd Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)
“In short, let it be your maxim through life, to know all you can know, yourself; and never to trust implicitly to the informations of others.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)
“In using the strong hand, as now compelled to do, the government has a difficult duty to perform. At the very best, it will by turns do both too little and too much. It can properly have no motive of revenge, no purpose to punish merely for punishment’s sake. While we must, by all available means, prevent the overthrow of the government, we should avoid planting and cultivating too many thorns in the bosom of society.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)