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To: allendale

Almost lost in squabbling over the accuracy of Lincoln’s declarations is the fact that the address is a gem of brevity and eloquence in an age of prolixity.


27 posted on 11/19/2019 12:09:17 PM PST by luvbach1 (I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
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To: luvbach1
Almost lost in squabbling over the accuracy of Lincoln’s declarations is the fact that the address is a gem of brevity and eloquence in an age of prolixity.

To give Lincoln his due, he was an astonishingly good wordsmith, and a masterful politician as well.

31 posted on 11/19/2019 12:25:48 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no oither sovereignty.")
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