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RE: Who Said This? - RJNorton - 03-30-2025 06:59 PM
Congratulations to Anita! Indeed it was Horace Greeley!! The quote came from a speech given by Greeley. I do not have a specific date for the speech. Good thinking, Anita!
My source for the quote: Lincoln as I Knew Him: Gossip, Tributes, and Revelations from His Best Friends and Worst Enemies edited by Harold Holzer, p. 111.
RE: Who Said This? - Gene C - 04-29-2026 04:00 PM
Who said this?
"He (Lincoln) never revealed himself entirely to any one man, and therefore he will always to a certain respect always remain enveloped in doubt.
RE: Who Said This? - RJNorton - 04-29-2026 07:27 PM
Edwin M. Stanton?
RE: Who Said This? - Gene C - 04-30-2026 06:46 AM
Good guess, but it was not Stanton.
This man was also an attorney, politician and farmer.
RE: Who Said This? - Steve - 04-30-2026 06:55 AM
Herndon?
RE: Who Said This? - Gene C - 04-30-2026 12:06 PM
That's right. It was Herndon
RE: Who Said This? - Gene C - 05-12-2026 06:54 PM
Who said this, or who wrote this?
The following takes place before the Republican Convention of 1864
Within a month of his nomination, and when his more violent enemies had abandoned the effort to defeat him, as was evidenced by the Fremont Convention called at Cleveland, he was yet perplexed with anxiety over the possibility of his defeat. In discussing the question as late as May, 1864, I was surprised to find the apprehensions he cherished. I told him that his nomination was a foregone conclusion, and that it was not possible for any combination to be made that could endanger his success. I presented the attitude of the various states, and referred to their delegations to prove to him that his nomination must be made on the first ballot by a two thirds vote, if not with absolute unity.
To this he responded: "Well, XXXXXXXe, what you say seems to be unanswerable, but I don't quite forget that I was nominated for President in a convention that was two-thirds for the other fellow."
RE: Who Said This? - RJNorton - 05-12-2026 07:13 PM
Thaddeus Stevens?
RE: Who Said This? - AussieMick - Yesterday 03:04 AM
Leonard Swett?
RE: Who Said This? - Steve - Yesterday 05:58 AM
"XXXXXXXe"?
RE: Who Said This? - Gene C - Yesterday 06:27 AM
Steve's answer is close.
A clue to follow before midnight.
RE: Who Said This? - Gene C - Today 06:17 AM
Our man of mystery wrote this in his book that was published in 1892. it was re-issued in1962.