Excerpt from A Biography of Lincoln I have not thought of giving full history of the various discussions of measures as it does not form a part of genuine biography, and can only serve to ren der a book tiresome to many readers. My object has been to give a clear view of the whole career of the person in an equitable form. These gifted beings may be said to have endeared our lan guage and institutions and our national characters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.