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And, finally, Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared m

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"And, finally, Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a carefully prepared manuscript. Though maybe a teleprompter could have helped that!"

- David Herbert Donald

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This quote is written / told by David Herbert Donald between October 1, 1920 and May 17, 2009. He/she was a famous Historian from USA. The author also have 15 other quotes.

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