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To: Rembrandt_fan
Taught self to read, true frontiersman, taught himself law...Became fantastic lawyer and then president of the U.S.

I don't know who was the greater, Washingtom (coming from wealth) or Lincoln (coming from essential poverty)

Look up his farewell address (magnificent)...Read his Gettysburg address (unparalleled and self composed).

America was so fortunate to have him.

30 posted on 02/19/2005 4:31:00 AM PST by squirt-gun
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To: squirt-gun

The South doesn't agree......


35 posted on 02/19/2005 5:26:21 AM PST by TexConfederate1861 (Sic Semper Tyrannis!)
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To: squirt-gun
Became fantastic lawyer

Who whored himself out to the highest bidder, which was often the railroad companies. (He did offer to represent the state of Illinois in a case against the railroad companies, but only if they paid him the same amount the company would).

I don't know who was the greater, Washingtom (coming from wealth) or Lincoln (coming from essential poverty)

No-brainer. Washington. (Although he had his faults too). At least 600,000 Americans didn't die because of his foolishness.

America was so fortunate to have him.

600,000 dead Americans would probably disagree.

116 posted on 02/19/2005 7:19:59 PM PST by Mulder (“The spirit of resistance is so valuable, that I wish it to be always kept alive" Thomas Jefferson)
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