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It's Lincoln's Birthday, and we're out of school in Illinois by state law. In Hammond, Indiana, the banks are open, stamps may be purchased, and the mail goes through. I often think of and tell the students of Lincoln's failures, and I take occasion to stress the old-fashioned virtues of hard work, ambition, and industry as opposed to being gifted and creating a Madison Avenue image. I fear that Abe would have a rough time on modern T.V. Besides he wasn't a multi-millionaire, and campaigns are expensive. | It's Lincoln's Birthday, and we're out of school in Illinois by state law. In Hammond, Indiana, the banks are open, stamps may be purchased, and the mail goes through. I often think of and tell the students of Lincoln's failures, and I take occasion to stress the old-fashioned virtues of hard work, ambition, and industry as opposed to being gifted and creating a Madison Avenue image. I fear that Abe would have a rough time on modern T.V. Besides he wasn't a multi-millionaire, and campaigns are expensive. | ||
I've just had an article in The English | I've just had an article in The English | ||
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February 12, 1964 Dear Jack,
It's Lincoln's Birthday, and we're out of school in Illinois by state law. In Hammond, Indiana, the banks are open, stamps may be purchased, and the mail goes through. I often think of and tell the students of Lincoln's failures, and I take occasion to stress the old-fashioned virtues of hard work, ambition, and industry as opposed to being gifted and creating a Madison Avenue image. I fear that Abe would have a rough time on modern T.V. Besides he wasn't a multi-millionaire, and campaigns are expensive. I've just had an article in The English