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07-02-2014, 01:33 PM
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RE: A Rose for Mrs. Lincoln
(07-02-2014 10:06 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Speaking of flowers - several websites attribute the following quote to A. L., but I've never seen a source: "All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind." May I ask for your thoughts/knowledge on this?

IMO it is probably not an actual Lincoln quote. Like you, Eva, I have seen it attributed to Lincoln, but I've never come across a legitimate source.
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A Rose for Mrs. Lincoln - L Verge - 06-30-2014, 01:58 PM
RE: A Rose for Mrs. Lincoln - L Verge - 06-30-2014, 03:18 PM
RE: A Rose for Mrs. Lincoln - Gene C - 06-30-2014, 09:53 PM
RE: A Rose for Mrs. Lincoln - RJNorton - 07-01-2014, 07:20 AM
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