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11-06-2018, 05:36 PM
Post: #196
RE: Who Said This?
You got it, Roger!
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04-16-2019, 03:56 PM
Post: #197
RE: Who Said This?
Who said this?

"Unlike the man who was asked to do something for posterity,
and replied, "Why should I? What has posterity
ever done for me?", I have a great concern for
posterity. I have many grandchildren who are going
to face a world different from the one we know today.
I hope that they, and all the generations to come, will
learn from contemplating the life of Abraham Lincoln
that the preservation of this Nation and of its Constitution
and obedience to its laws are paramount political
responsibilities, and that, like him, they will
"hew to the line", trusting in the Help and Justice of
God."

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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04-16-2019, 04:00 PM
Post: #198
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A present?
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04-16-2019, 04:04 PM
Post: #199
RE: Who Said This?
This person was not a President.

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04-16-2019, 05:53 PM
Post: #200
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Tom Hanks?
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04-16-2019, 05:57 PM
Post: #201
RE: Who Said This?
Good guess, but not Tom.

Hint - Tom Hanks has something in common with our mystery person.

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04-16-2019, 07:39 PM
Post: #202
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Daniel Day-Lewis?
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04-16-2019, 08:21 PM
Post: #203
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Martin Luther King?

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Is king o' men for a' that” Robert Burns
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04-16-2019, 10:41 PM (This post was last modified: 04-16-2019 10:42 PM by Gene C.)
Post: #204
RE: Who Said This?
No and No.

The quote is from someone who is no longer alive.

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04-17-2019, 02:23 AM
Post: #205
RE: Who Said This?
Frank McGlynn Sr.
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04-17-2019, 07:15 AM (This post was last modified: 04-17-2019 09:49 AM by Gene C.)
Post: #206
RE: Who Said This?
Very good Steve,

it comes from the author's preface to his book, Sidelights on Lincoln.
https://archive.org/details/sidelightsonlinc00mcgl

From Wikipedia -
"Frank McGlynn Sr. (October 26, 1866 – May 18, 1951) was an American stage and screen actor who in a career that spanned more than half a century is best known for his convincing impersonations and performances as Abraham Lincoln in both plays and films.

Thomas Kearney found one of his old movies here
https://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussi...n#pid53838

This scene from the movie, The Littlest Rebel (Frank appears at the 2:40 mark)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpAzoNjBpb8

He has been briefly mentioned here in the past. I wasn't expecting anyone to get this, especially with so little clues. How did you ever know?.

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04-17-2019, 11:22 AM
Post: #207
RE: Who Said This?
I used the clues provided that he was an actor like Tom Hanks, that he was dead, and that he had grandchildren. I also inferred that he played Lincoln frequently. I found a Wikipedia list of actors that played Lincoln and two actors met the above description - Frank McGlynn Sr. and Charles Middleton.
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09-26-2019, 06:33 PM
Post: #208
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This may have come up before.

Who said , " Jefferson Davis and other leaders of the South have made an army; they are making, it appears a navy; and they have made what is more difficult than either, they have made a nation."

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09-26-2019, 08:20 PM (This post was last modified: 09-26-2019 08:28 PM by L Verge.)
Post: #209
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I have no idea who said it, but I love it! My guess would be a Brit, perhaps the PM? Palmerston?
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09-26-2019, 09:45 PM
Post: #210
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very very warm, Laurie ... but not correct.

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