Lincoln had internalized the pain of those around him — the… - Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Lincoln had internalized the pain of those around him — the wounded soldiers, the captured prisoners, the defeated Southerners. Little wonder that he was overwhelmed at times by a profound sadness that even his own resilient temperament could not dispel.

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