Upon His Literature
"[He had] an ear keenly tuned to the music of the English language
intellectual grasp and moral urgency
[and] great emotional power under firm artistic control" (Fehrenbacher 286). This quote only begins to explain how noteworthy and widely treasured the writings of Abraham Lincoln are to the American people. Lincoln's speech-making and writing abilities largely contributed to his position on the podium and in anthologies of literature all over the world, but it was the actions he took throughout his political career that placed him as one of the most significant figures in American history. Widely known for his efforts towards freeing the slaves and preserving the Union, Lincoln weathered a revolutionary term in office and brought a new meaning to freedom in America. Though his hatred for slavery erupted shortly before reaching his thirties, his late experience of that institution made him want to eradicate it no less; his remarkable actions to preserve......
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