"Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves." Rather than the dour soul he sometimes appeared to be, Abraham Lincoln enjoyed a fine, often barbed sense of humor as this lively collection of his salty stories, anecdotes, quotes and speech excerpts proves. Also included in this treasury are his famous addresses, a Lincoln time-line, and sections on Lincoln Lore, Gettysburg Gems and Assassination Secrets.
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"Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves." Rather than the dour soul he sometimes appeared to be, Abraham Lincoln enjoyed a fine, often barbed sense of humor as this lively collection of his salty stories, anecdotes, quotes and speech excerpts proves. Also included in this treasury are his famous addresses, a Lincoln time-line, and sections on Lincoln Lore, Gettysburg Gems and Assassination Secrets.
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Lincoln said:,
By OAKSHAMAN "oakshaman" (Algoma, WI United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)
This review is from: The Wit & Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln (Hardcover)
Abraham Lincoln showed a talent for sensing the future in the course of economic policy way back in 1863. Lincoln said then: "The money power preys upon the nation in times of peace and conspires against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, more selfish than bureaucracy.""I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed," Lincoln said.
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Great Stories,
By Richard Salva "Host: 'LincolnReincarnation.co... (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Wit & Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln (Hardcover)
Humes book has a lot to offer Lincoln fans: a great many stories and anecdotes that shed a light on the many-facted, unique, and charming personality of our sixteenth president. I sometimes feel that these little story books do a better job of capturing someone's spirit than some of the big, thick biographies. And, at this price (same as a paperback), you can't go wrong.
Richard Salva--author of Soul Journey from Lincoln to Lindbergh [UNABRIDGED]
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Lincoln is one of our most loved Presidents and with good reason. He is almost always recognised for his morality and honesty. Too often his intellect is overlooked. Reading this work will definitly provide the reader with a good idea of just how bright he was. I read this work straight through but it would also be a great "subway read". Each of the stories are short too the point and usually very funny.
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As a former speechwriter for Presidents of the United States as well as for many governors and senators, I can safely say that no one's words are more cited than those of Abraham Lincoln. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
President Lincoln, White House, Abraham Lincoln, Vice President, Executive Mansion, Stephen Douglas, Declaration of Independence, Gettysburg Address, Army of the Potomac, New York, Ford's Theater, John Wilkes Booth, Henry Clay, Mexican War, New Salem, George Washington, Mary Todd, General George, William Seward, Edwin Stanton, King James, President of the United States, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Ward Hill Lamon, Black Hawk War New!
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As a former speechwriter for Presidents of the United States as well as for many governors and senators, I can safely say that no one's words are more cited than those of Abraham Lincoln. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
President Lincoln, White House, Abraham Lincoln, Vice President, Executive Mansion, Stephen Douglas, Declaration of Independence, Gettysburg Address, Army of the Potomac, New York, Ford's Theater, John Wilkes Booth, Henry Clay, Mexican War, New Salem, George Washington, Mary Todd, General George, William Seward, Edwin Stanton, King James, President of the United States, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Ward Hill Lamon, Black Hawk War New!
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- Das Kapital, Gateway Edition (Skeptical Reader) by Karl Marx on page 51, and Back Matter
- Jane Austen (Masters of World Literature) by Douglas Bush in Back Matter
- The Last of the Mohicans (Bantam Classics) by James Fenimore Cooper in Back Matter
- Sense and Sensibility (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen in Back Matter
- Ode on a Grecian Urn and Other Poems by John Keats in Back Matter
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