“Mr. Lincoln is already defeated. He cannot be re-elected.”

“Because of racism, he can't govern effectively' is not a great argument for re-election.”

“Never re-elect anybody”

“The only thing more dangerous than a politician who thinks about re-election, is a politician who doesn't think about re-election.”

“Abraham Lincoln was asked by an aide about the church service he had attended. Lincoln responded that the minister was inspired, interesting, well-prepared, eloquent and the topic relevant. The aide said, “Then it was a good service?” Lincoln responded, “No.” The aide protested, “But, Mr. President, you said that the minister was inspired, interesting, well-prepared, eloquent, and that the topic was relevant.” “Yes,” replied Lincoln, “but he didn’t challenge us to do any great thing.”

“Defeat does not mean losing. Rather, a pause, a moment to re-think, re-plan, tore-structure to gain”