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I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

There were so many odd, strange things about Abraham Lincoln that I think nobody knew how to pigeonhole him.

The big biography of Lincoln necessarily had to do so much with his political career, his ambitions, his accomplishments in public, with less time to spend on his private life, his inner life, and I thought this might be a way of getting at that.

I think also there's no question that Lincoln has been diluted down through history in some way, almost by becoming as iconic as he is, in a way he's become diluted.

My favorite thought about Abraham Lincoln is he believed in two things: loving one another and working together to make this world better.

I think Lincoln had a unique parenting style. He let his kids run free and wild.

If it wasn't for Abe Lincoln, I'd still be on the open market.

Lincoln emancipated nobody. The man freed not a single slave.

If Lincoln were alive today, he'd be turning over in his grave.

There is no disputing that Lincoln was a great man.