I am looking for a complete quote, of which I only remember a
fragment. I believe that Carl Sandburg was once asked what advice he
would give people based on his study of Lincoln's life. The answer he
gave was true, but had little to do with Lincoln; one part of it was,
"Stay out of jail if possible." It was pretty humorous.
Could someone please tell me the entire quote, the source, and other
background information? Thank you. |
Request for Question Clarification by
pinkfreud-ga
on
23 Jan 2004 10:41 PST
Could this be your quote?
What he wanted from life, he once said, was "to be out of jail...to
eat regular...to get what I write printed,...a little love at home and
a little nice affection hither and yon over the American
landscape,...(and) to sing every day."
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oal/lit5.htm
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Clarification of Question by
royg-ga
on
23 Jan 2004 11:18 PST
This looks like what I need. Can you provide more info -- background,
how this was connected to Lincoln, etc?
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Request for Question Clarification by
pinkfreud-ga
on
23 Jan 2004 11:34 PST
Sorry, that's all I could locate online. Perhaps another Researcher
will be able to find a connection between this quote and Lincoln.
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Clarification of Question by
royg-ga
on
23 Jan 2004 15:46 PST
This is fine -- I would prefer just to have the entire quote. Lots of
ellipses, though -- if this an edited quote? If not, I consider this
question answered.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pinkfreud-ga
on
23 Jan 2004 15:48 PST
I suggest that the question should be left open for a few days, at
least. It is possible that a Researcher who has access to offline
reference sources might be able to identify the source of the quote
for you.
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Clarification of Question by
royg-ga
on
09 Feb 2004 15:21 PST
I think we've answered this as much as we can, pinkfreud -- please
feel free to close it.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pinkfreud-ga
on
09 Feb 2004 16:34 PST
Since I was not able to identify the source of the quote, I don't feel
right about posting an answer. You can close the question by clicking
the "Cancel Question" button in the upper right of your screen, or you
can leave it open until it expires on February 22. There's no harm in
leaving it open-- someone might still be able to provide more info
about the quote. Sometimes useful comments are made even after
questions expire; if you "cancel" the question, that will make it
impossible for anyone to post comments in the future.
It was an interesting hunt! Sandburg was quite a guy.
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