Stephen Douglas's oratory was designed for the galleries, Lincoln's for his peers

Harold Holzer
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  1. The author said Frederick Douglass described himself as a "graduate" of slavery with the marks of his diploma on his back.

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  3. Lincoln on a desire to hear Horace Greeley speak: "In print, every one of his words seems to weigh about a ton.

  4. At times, said the founder of the Chicago Tribune, Lincoln seemed to reach into the clouds and take out the thunderbolts.

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