Quote#Wisdom
I saw Mr. Lincoln a number of times during the canvass for his second…
Quote byChauncey Depew · 1834–1928
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Testimony XXIV in Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln by Distinguished Men of His Time (1886) edited by Allen Thorndike Rice.
English (original)
I saw Mr. Lincoln a number of times during the canvass for his second election. The characteristic which struck me most was his superabundance of common sense.
— Chauncey Depew
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