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Lincoln's Sense of Humor
- falsedan 8y agosave you a click: there's a book about Lincoln that analyses his sense of humour, and this article is from the oldest conservative book review publication in the US. No jokes in it
- dev_dull 8y agoYeah no kidding. How can something about humor be so dry?
- dev_dull 8y ago> But even seasoned students of Civil War politics and history will likely be impressed by the range of attacks on the president. And, lest we think our own age has a monopoly on partisan nastiness This is true, and something personal I discovered when reading about Lincoln. He was despised by a lot of people, but truly it was a sign he was far ahead in his thinking. Now he’s probably one of the most universally loved presidents, a unifying feature I think he would be proud to be known for.