From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst
October 22
Long-term reactions
to Lincoln's death came from as far away as Russia in the early 20th century.
In the eyes of the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy Lincoln was a kind of
world folk legend through 'peculiar moral powers and greatness of character...
He was what Beethoven was in music, Dante in poetry, Raphael in painting and
Christ in the philosophy of life. If he had failed to become President, he
would be no doubt just as great, but only God could appreciate it. We are still
too near his greatness, and so can hardly appreciate his power; but after a few
centuries more our posterity will find him considerably bigger than we do.'
'If you tell the
truth, sooner or later someone's going to find out.'
- Arnold Kunst
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