“Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot.” - D. H. Lawrence

 From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst

June 27

People underestimated Lincoln at their peril. “He was as wise as a serpent in the trial of a case. I have got too many scars from his blows to certify that he was harmless as a dove.” - Leonard Swett, fellow lawyer and friend