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This volume presents nearly 250 of Lincoln's most important speeches, state papers, and letters in their entirety. Here are not only the masterpiecesâ??the Gettysburg Address, the Inaugural Addresses, the 1858 Republican Convention Speech, the Emancipation Proclamationâ??but hundreds of lesser-known gems. Alfred Kazin has written that Lincoln was "not just the greatest writer among our Presidents . . . but the most telling and unforgettable of all American 'public' writer-speakers," and itâ??s never been cleaner than in this comprehensive Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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It had the following effects on me:
1. It really made me appreciate Team of Rivals. All the sources and letters and notes that she must have sorted through are not among his most popular.
2. It also deepened my appreciation of Lincoln as a student and as a human being who would admit to his own mistakes.
3. The notes from the editor really confirmed to me that we struggle with a positive bias towards some past figures. Not that Lincoln didn't do good things. But the editor, for the most part, seemed to deliberately choose letters and speeches that displayed him at his best.
4. There were some that showcased his humor. If they exist, I would have liked more.
5. The parallels to today were plentiful. Do human beings politics ever create a different result?
6. Lincoln's religious views are often up for debate. I maintain that it is impossible to decide. Sure there are the oft-quoted lines regarding his doubt. But would a man of his familiarity with language really need to resort to scripture so often? It is hard to believe that he is, as most politicians do, only using them to curry favor. Especially when he often does the opposite. My conclusion is that there is, and always will be, for me, a big question mark over the topic of his true thoughts on religion (And I say the same for Washington). ( )