Alfred von Waldersee vs. Abraham Lincoln
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Alfred von Waldersee
1832 – 1904
Politics
Kingdom of Prussia
Alfred Heinrich Karl Ludwig Graf von Waldersee was a German Generalfeldmarschall who served as Chief of the Imperial German General Staff and Commander of the International Relief Force during the Boxer Rebellion.
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"I hear I am being attacked both in Prussian and American papers for being too hard on the Chinese and thus delaying the conclusion of peace. This is the outcome…"
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Abraham Lincoln
1744 – 1786
Politics
United States
Abraham Lincoln (1809) was the 16th President of the United States, who led the nation through the Civil War and abolished slavery.
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"I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and s…"
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Connections
Abraham Lincoln was influenced by Alfred von Waldersee
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