From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst:
December 26
Lincoln's cabinet was
a team of egos as well as rivals. Each of them was ambitious, opinionated,
strong-willed. A goodly number of them believed the presidency was rightfully
theirs and only by an accident of fate did it belong to the gangly prairie
lawyer they each - initially - thought they could manipulate. They each came to
find out otherwise. Even so, they made up a balanced Cabinet, representing all
the discordant elements not just in the party but also in the country.
'Change is certain;
growth is optional.'
- Anonymous
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