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“GENESIS 1:27 God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 2 JEREMIAH 1:5 Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you. 3 ISAIAH 49:15-16 I will not forget you! Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of My hands.”
― Steven Rabb, The Founders' Speech to a Nation in Crisis: What the Founders would say to America today.

“love dies slowly with me, if at all,”
― Erik Larson, The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

“LINCOLN WROTE for the ear. Most politicians and academics write for the eye. Lincoln often spoke or whispered out loud before putting his Faber pencil to paper. He was fascinated by the sound of words. I contend that even his written communications, such as the conclusions of his annual messages to Congress, even when he knew they were to be read by clerks, contained the marks of his best oratory. Lincoln’s pattern was to speak or read his addresses slowly. The average person speaks at about 150 or 160 words per minute. Lincoln spoke 105 to 110 words per minute.4 His slower speed was an aid to hearers, especially in an outdoor environment without the aid of the technology of loudspeakers. Before starting this journey, may I suggest taking the time to hear the selection of Lincoln’s words from each speech at the beginning of each chapter. Speak them aloud. Do so slowly, as Lincoln would have done. This simple exercise will be helpful preparation to enter more fully into a portrait of Lincoln’s eloquence.”
― Ronald C. White Jr., The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words