Word: lincolnisms
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...called because the four Inns-Gray's, Lincoln's, the Inner and Middle Temples-once furnished lodgings for their members. Francis Bacon was a "bencher"' (senior member), and Thomas More, Thackeray, Pitt, Burke and Disraeli all attended the Inns...
...replica of an up-to-date lawyer's office, where students will give free advice to needy citizens. The center boasts three libraries, one for general law, one for international law, and one for oil and gas law, a Texas specialty that might startle many a Lincoln's Inn bencher...
Reached yesterday at his Washington, D. C. boarding house, Gates said that he also signed himself "The Great Emancipator of Women" after Lincoln "who wanted to save the Union." He added, "Girls are not heavy thinkers, so I tried to make the booklet as interesting as possible. That's why I call it 'Life Is Not What You Think...
...President Lincoln removed General George B. McClellan from command of the Army of the Potomac. They had been in disagreement for a long time. Lincoln (like MacArthur) believed that McClellan's mission was to defeat the enemy. McClellan (like Truman) believed that the objective was to defend a piece of ground. McClellan (like MacArthur) had thousands of devoted admirers, and his removal was certain to bring a torrent of political criticism down on Lincoln's head...
...Lincoln, however, made no public defense. Harry Truman went on the air with the best defense that Lawyer Acheson could give...