Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan were known for their sense of humor among many other things. President Abraham Lincoln was very witty and he was from an early age. He used self-deprecating humor to get a laugh and he was really good at it.
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Here are some samples of his humor:
1. "Shoot me, for I am uglier man then you, I don't want to live."
This was not when he was President, but when he was a younger man.
2. "He has a good deal of trouble with his popular sovereignty. His explanation explanatory of explanations explained are interminable."
I don't really have to explain this, do I?
3. "Honestly, if I was two-faced, would I be showing you this one."
There are a lot of pictures and drawings of President Lincoln and some look better than others.
4. "I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot."
160 years later this is still the same for sure.
5. "My dear McClellan, if you don't want to use the army I should like to borrow it for awhile."
When a general does not want to attack, it is a problem. When Ulysses Grant became a general it changed the Civil War.
6. "I have now come to the conclusion never to marry again for this reason: I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me."
And yet, one of the greatest American success stories in history is Abraham Lincoln.
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