“Keep it simple, stupid.” – Anonymous

From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst

October 1

‘Had he [Lincoln] put the abolition of slavery before the salvation of the Union, he would have inevitably driven from him a powerful class of the American people and rendered resistance to rebellion impossible. Viewed from the genuine abolition ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed tardy, cold, dull, and indifferent; but measuring him by the sentiment of his country, a sentiment he was bound as a statesman to consult, he was swift, zealous, radical, and determined.'

- Frederick Douglass, ex-slave [11 years after Lincoln's assassination]

‘A good example is the best sermon.’

- Anonymous