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Category: Harold Holzer

The author describes Lincoln’s attitude in making a deal with a newspaper publisher as, “almost defiant transparency.

honesty, humility, reputation

I’m the only English thing they can vent their anger on.

anger, discipleship, event-tourism, persecution, prejudice

His targets had little in common, other than that they had somehow aroused his enmity.

anger, discontent, emotion

The Bible and newspapers, to both Lincoln and Greeley, they represented equally compelling gospel.

culture, current-events, evangelism, openness

General literature without the humbug,” was the New Yorker’s original mission.

culture, discernment

Horace Greeley’s conversation inevitably becomes a speech.

approachability, friendship, listening

No greater mistake can be made than to assume that newspapers are correct indices of public opinion.

The author observers that better technology actually increased division because rival outlets funded by rival parties could get their slant to the partisans

bias, partisanship, polarization, unity

Samuel FB Morse’s SECOND question over the telegraph was, “Have you any news?

curiosity, distraction, media

A writer at the time said, “Lincoln means to sink the man in the public officer.

bias, discipleship, objectivity, professionalism

Lincoln jibed that a general INVADED Canada without resistance and out-vaded it without pursuit.

bragging, self-confidence