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Did Lincoln Regret Marrying Mary?
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Did Lincoln Regret Marrying Mary?
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Did Lincoln Regret Marrying Mary?
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10-07-2013, 01:54 PM
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RE: Did Lincoln Regret Marrying Mary?
No, I don't think he ever once regretted marrying Mary. I've often wondered, however, what would his life been like if he had married Ann Rutledge instead? Would he have risen to the presidency? I doubt it. It's likely that Lincoln would have entered politics, and might have risen high in the Illinois political arena, but the presidency was both Abraham and Mary's dream. She pushed him further along on that path. Given Ann's more humble background and lack of education (compared to Mary) would she have even considered such a high office available to him?
Best Rob Abraham Lincoln in the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom. --Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent. --Carl Sandburg
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