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An Adult Friend Of Lincoln's: "life Was To Him A School.
-Doris Kearns Goodwin
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An Adult Friend Of Lincoln's: "life Was
Doris Kearns Goodwin
An Adult Friend Of Lincoln's: "life Was To Him A School.
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