top of page
Quote_1.png
John George Nicolay

"Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them."

Standard 
 Customized
"Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them."

Exlpore more Politics quotes

Quote_1.png
Donna Grant

"Experience is in the fingers and the head. The heart is inexperienced."

Author Name

Personal Development

Quote_1.png
Donna Grant

"And they that rule in England, in stately conclaves met, alas, alas for England they have no graves as yet."

Author Name

Personal Development

Quote_1.png
Donna Grant

"I believe the term is 'eminent domain.'Ah, yes. That means 'theft by the government."

Author Name

Personal Development

Quote_1.png
Donna Grant

"There is no single truth in a world ruled by many political parties."

Author Name

Personal Development

Quote_1.png
Donna Grant

"Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of nationalistic loyalties."

Author Name

Personal Development

Quote_1.png
Donna Grant

"Democracy is good, but it is not good for an uneducated dogmatic society. Often, that society does not know how to choose wisely."

Author Name

Personal Development

Quote_1.png
Donna Grant

"If you have to say or do something controversial, aim so that people will hate that they love it and not love that they hate it."

Author Name

Personal Development

Quote_1.png
Donna Grant

"Majority wins, but majority is not necessarily right and sometimes majority is awfully wrong."

Author Name

Personal Development

Quote_1.png
Donna Grant

"A country that publicly threatens to completely destroy another nation should not be surprised when a preemptive surprise attack occurs from that nation and their allies."

Author Name

Personal Development

Quote_1.png
Donna Grant

"The only people truly bound by campaign promises are the voters who believe them."

Author Name

Personal Development

Explore more quotes by John George Nicolay

Quote_1.png
John George Nicolay
"It may be assumed as an axiom that Providence has never gifted any political party with all of political wisdom or blinded it with all of political folly."

Wisdom

Quote_1.png
John George Nicolay
"Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress."

Man

Quote_1.png
John George Nicolay
"The death of Mrs. Lincoln was a serious loss to her husband and children. Abraham's sister Sarah was only eleven years old, and the tasks and cares of the little household were altogether too heavy for her years and experience."

Death

Quote_1.png
John George Nicolay
"Lincoln's stature and strength, his intelligence and ambition - in short, all the elements which gave him popularity among men in New Salem, rendered him equally attractive to the fair sex of that village."

Strength

Quote_1.png
John George Nicolay
"The function of the politician, therefore, is one of continuous watchfulness and activity, and he must have intimate knowledge of details if he would work out grand results."

Work

Quote_1.png
John George Nicolay
"It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincoln's single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing to his reputation."

Nothing

Quote_1.png
John George Nicolay
"In the early West, law and politics were parallel roads to usefulness as well as distinction."

Politics

Quote_1.png
John George Nicolay
"Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them."

Politics

Quote_1.png
John George Nicolay
"Activity in politics also produces eager competition and sharp rivalry."

Politics

Quote_1.png
John George Nicolay
"The meetings of the legislature at Springfield then first brought together that splendid group of young men of genius whose phenomenal careers and distinguished services have given Illinois fame in the history of the nation."

History

bottom of page