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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1946

Page

5

Lincoln Learner Aides Reflect On Grammar and Study Habits

The statement recounts Abraham Lincoln living with tutor Graham in 1833 for six months, where Lincoln began grammar study and surveying. It notes Lincoln’s rapid mastery of English rules, his self-directed reading of law, Greek and Latin classics, histories, poetry, and biographies, and Graham’s belief in his intellectual promise.

Lincoln Graham Vance's Abe America Europe Orient

Mentor Graham and Lincoln’s public voice

The text argues public leaders must master constructive thought and clear expression to influence life. It notes the responsibility to speak from conviction and to combat evil, drawing on ideas tied to Lincoln and Mentor Graham as taught by Kunigunde Duncan and D F Nichols in a 1944 Chicago University of Chicago Press work.

Lincoln Graham Kunigunde Duncan D. F. Nichols Chicago University of Chicago Press

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