2/22/2005

"Lincoln is an empty vessel for dreamers and schemers"

Here's a nice article on the commercialization of all things Lincoln.
Today, Abraham Lincoln is an empty vessel for dreamers and schemers, for humorists and educators and trinket salesmen and appliance dealers looking to add a bit of cachet to Presidents Day sales.
The perfect Lincoln quote:
"I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice, and have received a great deal of kindness not quite free from ridicule."