Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biography
(I am following this man where he leads me)
"In a society of hunters, Lincoln did not hunt; where many males shot rifles, Lincoln did not shoot; among fishermen, Lincoln did not fish; among many who were cruel to animals, Lincoln was kind; surrounded by farmers, Lincoln fled from farming; with a father who was a carpenter, Lincoln did not take up carpentry; in a frontier village preoccupied with physical tasks, Lincoln avoided manual labor . . . Lincoln raised questions--and gave different answers than his neighbors" (44 - 45).
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