Lincoln Discussion Symposium › Lincoln Discussion Symposium › Trivia Questions - all things Lincoln v
Who Said This?

Threaded Mode
Who Said This?
11-14-2023, 08:57 PM,
#481
J. Beckert Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,935
Threads: 50
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Who Said This?
Booth
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg"
Find
Reply
11-14-2023, 09:10 PM,
#482
RJNorton Offline
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 13,229
Threads: 556
Joined: Jun 2012
RE: Who Said This?
Yes, Joe! Good job. The source for this is Asia Booth Clarke's memoir (1938) published many years after her death (1888).
Find
Reply
04-11-2024, 07:01 PM,
#483
J. Beckert Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,935
Threads: 50
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Who Said This?
No Googling, please. Who described Lincoln as "the queerest old cuss you ever saw"?
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg"
Find
Reply
04-11-2024, 08:07 PM,
#484
RJNorton Offline
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 13,229
Threads: 556
Joined: Jun 2012
RE: Who Said This?
John Nicolay?
Find
Reply
04-11-2024, 08:41 PM,
#485
J. Beckert Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,935
Threads: 50
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Who Said This?
That's a negative, PMOTI. Please come back and try again......
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg"
Find
Reply
04-12-2024, 04:25 AM,
#486
Eva Elisabeth Offline
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 6,598
Threads: 69
Joined: Apr 2013
RE: Who Said This?
I suppose someone who was much younger? A soldier?
Find
Reply
04-12-2024, 05:56 AM,
#487
AussieMick Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,503
Threads: 47
Joined: Dec 2017
RE: Who Said This?
Seward? ( in earlier years)
“The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that” Robert Burns
Find
Reply
04-12-2024, 07:40 AM, (This post was last modified: 04-12-2024, 07:41 AM by J. Beckert.)
#488
J. Beckert Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,935
Threads: 50
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Who Said This?
Dr. Eva is the closest so far! This person was younger, but was not yet a soldier. That came later.
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg"
Find
Reply
04-12-2024, 08:58 AM,
#489
Rogerm Offline
Forum Master
*****
 		Posts: 383
Threads: 0
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Who Said This?
Was it Robert Lincoln?
Find
Reply
04-12-2024, 11:02 AM, (This post was last modified: 04-12-2024, 11:02 AM by J. Beckert.)
#490
J. Beckert Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,935
Threads: 50
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Who Said This?
Yes it was, Roger! Great job. During a hazing while attending his first year at Harvard, Robert was asked about his then presidential candidate father and that's how he described him.

I just watched an outstanding clip by Jason Emerson that dispels many myths about RTL. You can watch it here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Hn0BaYe7I&t=16s
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg"
Find
Reply
04-28-2024, 06:24 AM, (This post was last modified: 04-28-2024, 07:12 AM by AussieMick.)
#491
AussieMick Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,503
Threads: 47
Joined: Dec 2017
RE: Who Said This?
Who described Lincoln thus ... 'a man of very small account in every way'
googling is ok
“The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that” Robert Burns
Find
Reply
04-28-2024, 08:11 AM,
#492
AussieMick Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,503
Threads: 47
Joined: Dec 2017
RE: Who Said This?
He was not born in the USA
“The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that” Robert Burns
Find
Reply
04-28-2024, 03:30 PM,
#493
AussieMick Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,503
Threads: 47
Joined: Dec 2017
RE: Who Said This?
He was a journalist and activist with 2 sons in the Confederate army.
“The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that” Robert Burns
Find
Reply
04-28-2024, 05:28 PM,
#494
AussieMick Offline
Legendary Member
******
 		Posts: 1,503
Threads: 47
Joined: Dec 2017
RE: Who Said This?
He wasn't born there, but he came from Van Diemen's Land
“The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that” Robert Burns
Find
Reply
04-28-2024, 05:58 PM,
#495
Rob Wick Offline
Hero Member
*******
 		Posts: 3,038
Threads: 196
Joined: Jul 2012
RE: Who Said This?
Well, according to my Google search, the answer appears to be John Mitchel. However, I would be lying if I said I had any idea who he was other than what I read online.

Best
Rob
Abraham Lincoln is 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
Find
Reply


Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)