Abraham Lincoln's stories and speeches : including early life stories, professional life stories, White House incidents, war reminiscences, etc. . dle. Then, carrying her into the cabin he lifted her and mark-ed the ceiling with her feet, leaving marks that remainedthere for many years. We are told that something ofthat kind happened to him, by a power greater than him-self that lifted him up among the heights and leavingthose footprints that will shine forever in the annals ofhuman endeavor. I do not like this theory because ittakes away hope from our youth. Lincoln was like other men. He was
Abraham Lincoln's stories and speeches : including early life stories, professional life stories, White House incidents, war reminiscences, etc. . dle. Then, carrying her into the cabin he lifted her and mark-ed the ceiling with her feet, leaving marks that remainedthere for many years. We are told that something ofthat kind happened to him, by a power greater than him-self that lifted him up among the heights and leavingthose footprints that will shine forever in the annals ofhuman endeavor. I do not like this theory because ittakes away hope from our youth. Lincoln was like other men. He was not a miraculousman in any sense of the word. He had indeed less ofthe supernatural about him than any man in history andmore of the natural, and it was this that made him sogreat and lovable in the eyes of the people. Washington has been idealized until we have forgottenhis real character. I confess he is a nebulous characterto me. Now they are going to refine and sandpaper and veneerLincoln until nothing of the simple, loving, common-place soul is left to us. We dont want this. Wewant him just as he is. 74 LINCOLN S STORIES AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WHEN A YOUNG LAWYER.
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