Lincoln had no such person that he could talk with. Often, as a result, he debated with himself, and he would draw up a kind of list of the pros and cons of an argument, and carefully figure them out, and he might test them in public.
-- David Herbert Donald
   
David Herbert Donald   Name:
David Herbert Donald
Type:
Historian
Nationality:
American
Birth:
October 1, 1920
Death:
May 17, 2009
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