@BeschlossDC Ah, but most of the other speeches Mary Lincoln heard were by Stephen A. Douglas. Might affect her judgement.
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@nprscottsimon Mary may still have had a weakness for Stephen Douglas's oratory since, as you know, she had dated him before Lincoln. -
@BeschlossDC Douglas was considered better orator at the time. But can't hard recall a thing he said today. Abe's words in stone. -
@nprscottsimon As at Gettysburg, when Lincoln with 246 words one-upped the previous speaker, Edward Everett, who clocked in at two hours. -
@BeschlossDC If I'm tempted to kvetch I get 2 1/2 mins for essay, I tell myself, "Lincoln used 246 words. You need more?" -
@nprscottsimon Good advice for us all. -
@BeschlossDC@nprscottsimon another pretty good writer once said "brevity is the soul of wit"...words to live by
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@BeschlossDC: Mary Lincoln after husband's oration...pic.twitter.com/swAIlQH57W” Holy shit, THAT IS#SallyField!!
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@BeschlossDC dropping hints on IRS wimp out#noidea#soyouknowThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Looks like Francis from#PeeWeesBigAdventure!pic.twitter.com/kHKCwyrfSQ
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@BeschlossDC a suffragette before her time?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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