Most important person in Lincoln's life

[Eva Elisabeth]

(05-19-2015 01:54 PM)87books Wrote:  As for the topic at hand: in the end, it's hard to quantify just how much someone has influenced another person. People are a complex construction of ideas that they have picked up along the ride. For instance: if Mary Todd influenced his ambitions, his anti-slavery, his manners, weren't they simply nudges in order to (re)direct what was already present?

That's exactly what I've several times tried to point out (in general, not just Mary-related.)