People don't realize what a brilliant politician Lincoln was. Looking back, we want to ascribe a level of providence to his every decision but he was a cunning and calculating politician; from the cultivation of his image as a hayseed from Illinois, to his ability to keep this country together under
“The sweetest joy, the wildest woe is love. What the world really needs is more love and less paperwork.”
“I wish I had put myself out there a little bit more and experienced people more instead of protecting myself.”