---
title: "2 Carefully Quotes By David Herbert Donald"
description: "2 Carefully quotes by David Herbert Donald. Plus more from David Herbert Donald and more Carefully sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d6/david-herbert-donald-27496_about_but-i-have-tried-to-go-over-it-very-care_147102.jpg"
---

> [But I have tried to go over it very carefully, not merely what the evidence is, but with psychoanalysts and psychologists, and I think we're just about all agreed that Lincoln and Speed did not have a homosexual relationship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/but-i-have-tried-to-go-over-it-very-carefully-not-merely-what-the/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d6/david-herbert-donald-27496_about_but-i-have-tried-to-go-over-it-very-care_147102.jpg)

> [And, finally, Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript. Though maybe a teleprompter could have helped that!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/and-finally-lincoln-was-not-a-good-impromptu-speaker-he-was-at-his/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/david-herbert-donald-27496_best_and-finally-lincoln-was-not-a-good-impro_409759.jpg)

## More by David Herbert Donald

> [Maybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/maybe-i-will-write-a-memoir-perhaps-i-ll-do-some-essays-or-maybe-i/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [In Lincoln's day a President's religion was a very private affair. There were no public prayer meetings, no attempts to woo the Religious Right.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/in-lincoln-s-day-a-president-s-religion-was-a-very-private-affair/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [But I have tried to go over it very carefully, not merely what the evidence is, but with psychoanalysts and psychologists, and I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/but-i-have-tried-to-go-over-it-very-carefully-not-merely-what-the/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [“Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was 272 words and he delivered it under three minutes. He labored on it for days. The "featured speaker," Edward Everett,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/lincoln-s-gettysburg-address-was-272-words-and-he-delivered-it-under/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [And, finally, Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript. Though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/and-finally-lincoln-was-not-a-good-impromptu-speaker-he-was-at-his/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [Well, it seems to me Lincoln, I suppose, is kind of a model of a particular sort of presidency, a presidency that first of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/well-it-seems-to-me-lincoln-i-suppose-is-kind-of-a-model-of-a/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [“Sumner’s mind keeping the peace abroad was connected with freeing the slaves at home. Repeatedly he tried to convince Lincoln that by issuing an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/sumner-s-mind-keeping-the-peace-abroad-was-connected-with-freeing-the/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [The more I have studied Lincoln, the more I have followed his thought processes, the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/the-more-i-have-studied-lincoln-the-more-i-have-followed-his-thought/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [At the beginning, Lincoln was so inexperienced he had reverence for military expertise, not realizing that there wasn't any military expertise, that the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/at-the-beginning-lincoln-was-so-inexperienced-he-had-reverence-for/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [I love mysteries, and I read them every night before I go to bed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/i-love-mysteries-and-i-read-them-every-night-before-i-go-to-bed/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript, though maybe a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/lincoln-was-not-a-good-impromptu-speaker-he-was-at-his-best-when-he/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [I think, with the gay liberation movement has had need for heroes and heroines, and it would be rather nice to have Abraham Lincoln…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/i-think-with-the-gay-liberation-movement-has-had-need-for-heroes-and/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [I was able to sit at Lincoln's side and see how he thought and how he acted, and how he felt about what was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/i-was-able-to-sit-at-lincoln-s-side-and-see-how-he-thought-and-how-he/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [Lincoln had no such person that he could talk with. Often, as a result, he debated with himself, and he would draw up a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/lincoln-had-no-such-person-that-he-could-talk-with-often-as-a-result/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

> [If you think about it, the historian's task is like that of the detective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/if-you-think-about-it-the-historian-s-task-is-like-that-of-the/)

[David Herbert Donald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-herbert-donald/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carefully/david-herbert-donald/#itemlist",
            "name": "2 Carefully Quotes By David Herbert Donald",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "But I have tried to go over it very carefully, not merely what the evidence is, but with psychoanalysts and psychologists, and I think we're just about all agreed that Lincoln and Speed did not have a homosexual relationship.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Herbert Donald"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/but-i-have-tried-to-go-over-it-very-carefully-not-merely-what-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d6/david-herbert-donald-27496_about_but-i-have-tried-to-go-over-it-very-care_147102.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d6/david-herbert-donald-27496_about_but-i-have-tried-to-go-over-it-very-care_147102.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d6/david-herbert-donald-27496_about_but-i-have-tried-to-go-over-it-very-care_147102.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“But I have tried to go over it very carefully, not merely what the evidence is, but with psychoanalysts and…” — David Herbert Donald",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "And, finally, Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript. Though maybe a teleprompter could have helped that!",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Herbert Donald"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-herbert-donald/and-finally-lincoln-was-not-a-good-impromptu-speaker-he-was-at-his/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/david-herbert-donald-27496_best_and-finally-lincoln-was-not-a-good-impro_409759.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/david-herbert-donald-27496_best_and-finally-lincoln-was-not-a-good-impro_409759.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/david-herbert-donald-27496_best_and-finally-lincoln-was-not-a-good-impro_409759.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“And, finally, Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a…” — David Herbert Donald",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carefully/david-herbert-donald/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carefully/david-herbert-donald/",
            "name": "Carefully Quotes by David Herbert Donald",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carefully/david-herbert-donald/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d6/david-herbert-donald-27496_about_but-i-have-tried-to-go-over-it-very-care_147102.jpg"
            },
            "description": "2 Carefully quotes by David Herbert Donald. Plus more from David Herbert Donald and more Carefully sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carefully/david-herbert-donald/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carefully/david-herbert-donald/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Carefully",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carefully/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "David Herbert Donald",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/carefully/david-herbert-donald/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```