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His brother Alexander warned him that of all the professions, law entailed the most strenuous course of preparation: success required mastery of “thousands of volumes” from “centuries long past,” including works of science, the arts, and
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“proprietor of the town’s general store. Lincoln and Speed shared the same room for nearly four years, sleeping in the same double bed.”
― Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
― Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
“A tragic duel made the split irrevocable. In the course of his legal practice, Bates’s partner, Joshua Barton, found proof of corruption in the office of Benton’s friend and ally, Missouri’s land surveyor-general, William Rector. Rector challenged Barton to a duel in which Barton was killed.”
― Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
― Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
“Lincoln and Speed shared the same room for nearly four years, sleeping in the same double bed.”
― Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
― Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
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