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RE: Extra Credit Questions - Rogerm - 02-28-2017 04:03 PM

William Henry Seward, Secretary of State.


RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 02-28-2017 04:15 PM

Excellent, Roger!! You win! Kudos. William Seward is the person.

There are more details about Seward's note here.


RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 04-09-2017 08:34 AM

What well-known person said this about Abraham Lincoln?

"His birth brought into the world the miracle of a new life, than which none has ever exercised a more profound influence upon the civilization of the time. It was the beginning of a life the memory of whose unselfish devotion to the welfare of mankind will live as long as men prize liberty. In its fullness a nation consecrated to the doctrine of human rights was saved from destruction. The sacrifices that marked its course presaged a finer relationship among races and peoples."


RE: Extra Credit Questions - Gene C - 04-09-2017 09:10 AM

That sounds like something a political leader might say, and prior to 1970.
Am I on the right track?


RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 04-09-2017 10:07 AM

He was a leader, Gene, but it was in the military. And, you are correct, the quote in the question is prior to 1970.


RE: Extra Credit Questions - L Verge - 04-09-2017 12:00 PM

I don't have a clue, but I'll guess at Gen. George Patton (a favorite of mine).

BTW: I recently came across a quote that I really agree with, but have no idea who said it: “Leadership is about the future, so all true leadership begins with vision.” There was a similar one right before it that said "Management is about the present. Leadership is about the future."


RE: Extra Credit Questions - Eva Elisabeth - 04-09-2017 12:04 PM

Henry Deming?


RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 04-09-2017 12:52 PM

I am sorry, Laurie and Eva, but it was neither Patton nor Deming.

Hint #1: This man was once considered a possible Presidential candidate.


RE: Extra Credit Questions - L Verge - 04-09-2017 12:57 PM

(04-09-2017 12:52 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  I am sorry, Laurie and Eva, but it was neither Patton nor Deming.

Hint #1: This man was once considered a possible Presidential candidate.

Before or after 1900?


RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 04-09-2017 01:02 PM

After 1900


RE: Extra Credit Questions - Wild Bill - 04-09-2017 01:40 PM

MacArthur


RE: Extra Credit Questions - Eva Elisabeth - 04-09-2017 02:25 PM

Another US President?


RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 04-09-2017 03:55 PM

Bill, it was not MacArthur, and Eva, the man never became a U.S. President.


RE: Extra Credit Questions - Eva Elisabeth - 04-09-2017 03:57 PM

Is his name familiar or(/and) has been mentioned on the forum (ever) before?


RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 04-09-2017 04:31 PM

Yes, it's a familiar name in history, and he has been mentioned before. The last time he was mentioned was in a post by Bill R.