[Houghton M.]

Can you give a link or source for this? I had not heard this particular anecdote.

[Petro]

Assuming you mean the Lincoln quote, here’s one link.

http://thinkexist.com/quotation/if_you_once_forfeit_the_confidence_of_your_fellow/145498.html

[Republic]

I will certainly try to find it..hope it was in the title of a thread here on FR.