“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” - Albert Einstein

From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst

October 9

What came to be termed The Gettysburg Address received poor press at the time. Here is what one newspaper of the day had to say: “The cheek of every American must tingle with shame as he reads the silly, flat, and dish-watery utterances of the man who has to be pointed out to intelligent foreigners as the President of the United States.”