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• The death of Mrs. Lincoln was a serious loss to her husband and children. Abraham's sister Sarah was only eleven years old,…
• It is therefore not to be wondered at that Lincolns single term in the House of Representatives at Washington added practically nothing…
• While Lincoln thus became a lawyer, he did not cease to remain a politician.
• Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress.
• The function of the politician, therefore, is one of continuous watchfulness and activity, and he must have intimate knowledge of details if…
• Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must…
• Lincoln's stature and strength, his intelligence and ambition - in short, all the elements which gave him popularity among men in New…
• It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to…
• It may be assumed as an axiom that Providence has never gifted any political party with all of political wisdom or blinded…
• Activity in politics also produces eager competition and sharp rivalry.
• In the early West, law and politics were parallel roads to usefulness as well as distinction.
• Lincoln's removal from New Salem to Springfield and his entrance into a law partnership with Major John T. Stuart begin a distinctively…

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