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Abraham Lincoln

(Abe sighs) - It might not have been wiseto have made that speech, but it needed to be...

(Abe sighs) - It might not have been wise
to have made that speech, but it needed to be said

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(Abe sighs)
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- It might not have been wise to have made that speech,
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but it needed to be said.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:46
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.
S01 • E02 - You have to keep in mind - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- You have to keep in mind
S01 • E01 Presidents can just go to war because they want to, - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
Presidents can just go to war because they want to,
S01 • E02 And part of the tradition and maritime law says, - Abraham Lincoln 00:16
And part of the tradition and maritime law says,
S01 • E01 - Well - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- Well
S01 • E02 - Lincoln is in a classic dilemma situation. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
- Lincoln is in a classic dilemma situation.
S01 • E02 Republican northerners who had voted for him - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
Republican northerners who had voted for him
S01 • E01 (soft music) - Abraham Lincoln 00:14
(soft music)
S01 • E02 But he also had to keep England on the sideline. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
But he also had to keep England on the sideline.
S01 • E02 So he's ultimately gotta release these diplomats - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
So he's ultimately gotta release these diplomats
S01 • E01 - He felt like a failure, he wasn't popular. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
- He felt like a failure, he wasn't popular.
S01 • E02 - However, President Lincoln - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- However, President Lincoln
S01 • E01 - [Harold] So he turns back to the law, - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- [Harold] So he turns back to the law,
S01 • E02 Because the public perception is everything. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
Because the public perception is everything.
S01 • E02 For a president, your ability to maintain morale - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
For a president, your ability to maintain morale
S01 • E01 They had a nice home on Jackson Street in Springfield. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
They had a nice home on Jackson Street in Springfield.
S01 • E02 If you can't do that, - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
If you can't do that,
S01 • E01 He had two children at that time, Robert and Edward. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
He had two children at that time, Robert and Edward.
S01 • E01 - And as Lincoln is practicing law - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
- And as Lincoln is practicing law
S01 • E02 - And so the courting of newspapers really - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- And so the courting of newspapers really
S01 • E02 And I should make the point, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
And I should make the point,