A. Lincoln and the promise of America -- Undistinguished families : 1809-16 -- Persistent in learning : 1816-30 -- Rendering myself worthy of their esteem : 1831-34 -- The whole people of Sangamon : 1834-37 -- Without contemplating consequences : 1837-42 -- A matter of profound wonder : 1831-42 -- The truth is, I would like to go very much : 1843-46 -- My best impression of the truth : 1847-49 -- As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity : 1849-52 -- Let no one be deceived : 1852-56 -- A house divided : 1856-58 -- The eternal struggle between these two principles : 1858 -- The taste is in my mouth, a little : 1858-60 -- Justice and fairness to all : May 1860-November 1860 -- An humble instrument in the hands of the Almighty : November 1860-February 1861 -- We must not be enemies : February 1861-April 1861 -- A people's contest : April 1861-July 1861 -- The bottom is out of the tub : July 1861-January 1862 -- We are coming, Father Abraham : January 1862-July 1862 -- We must think anew : July 1862-December 1862 -- What will the country say? : January 1863-May 1863 -- You say you will not fight to free Negroes : May 1863-September 1863 -- A new birth of freedom : September 1863-March 1864 -- The will of God prevails : March 1864-November 1864 -- With malice toward none, with charity for all : December 1864-April 1865

Lincoln scholar Ronald C. White, Jr., describes Lincoln as a man of integrity whose moral compass holds the key to understanding his life