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John George Nicolay

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Activity in politics also produces eager competition and sharp rivalry.


— John George Nicolay


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In the early West, law and politics were parallel roads to usefulness as well as distinction.


— John George Nicolay


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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.


— John George Nicolay


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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.


— John George Nicolay


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Lincoln's removal from New Salem to Springfield and his entrance into a law partnership with Major John T. Stuart begin a distinctively new period in his career.


— John George Nicolay


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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.


— John George Nicolay


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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.


— John George Nicolay


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Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress.


— John George Nicolay


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While Lincoln thus became a lawyer, he did not cease to remain a politician.


— John George Nicolay


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About John George Nicolay






Did you know about John George Nicolay?

Nicolay and Hay also edited Lincoln's Works in twelve volumes (1905). For some time after his return to the United States he edited the Chicago Republican. In the 1992 documentary Lincoln the German-born Nicolay is voiced by the Austrian-born actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

He was Marshal of the United States Supreme Court (1872–87). The resulting biography is a definitive resource on Lincoln and his times. John George Nicolay (born February 26 1832 as Johann Georg in Essingen Rhenish Bavaria – September 26 1901) was an American (German-born) biographer secretary of US President Abraham Lincoln and member of the German branch of the Nicolay family.

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