Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) [Tribute to Abraham Lincoln]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02786 Author/Creator: Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) Place Written: Trenton, New Jersey Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 6 June 1912 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22 x 15 cm. Order a Copy
Address regarding Mr. Lincoln's success which Wilson sees as proof that Americans can succeed regardless of their birth and social class.
The life of Mr. Lincoln affords the best example I know of, of how the fine fibre of manhood and the mysterious fire of genius mature, even in the most humbly born, in a free nation. He was the sort of great man that makes proof of our institutions.
Woodrow Wilson.
Trenton, N.J.
6 June, 1912
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