Lincoln had no such person that he could talk with. Often, as a result, he debated with himself, and he would draw up a kind of list of the pros and cons of an argument, and carefully figure them out, and he might test them in public.
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"Lincoln had no such person that he could talk with. Often, as a result, he debated with himself, and he would draw up a kind of list of the pros and cons of an argument, and carefully figure them out, and he might test them in public." — David Herbert Donald
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Lincoln had no such person that he could talk with. Often, as a result, he debated with himself, and he would draw up a kind of list of the pros and cons of an argument, and carefully figure them out, and he might test them in public. — David Herbert Donald
About David Herbert Donald
David Herbert Donald was a Historian from United States (1920–2009).
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This quote is attributed to David Herbert Donald, a Historian from United States.
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David Herbert Donald lived from 1920 – 2009.