Sunday, January 25, 2015
In the
autumn of 1842 Lincoln ridiculed a vain, pugnacious politician by the name of James
Shields. Lincoln lammed him through an anonymous letter published in
Springfield Journal. The town roared with laughter. Shields, sensitive and
proud, boiled with indignation. He found out who wrote the letter, leaped on
his horse, started after Lincoln, and challenged him to fight a duel. Lincoln
didn't want to fight. He was opposed to dueling, but he couldn't get out of it
and save his honor. He was given the choice of weapons.
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The Battle
of Gettysburg was fought during the first three days of July 1863. During the night of July 4, Lee
began to retreat southward while storm clouds deluged the country with rain.
When Lee reached the Potomac with his defeated army, he found a swollen,
impassable river in front of him, and a victorious Union Army behind him. Lee was
in a trap. He couldn't escape. Lincoln saw that. Here was a golden, heaven-sent
opportunity-the opportunity to capture Lee's army and end the war immediately.
So, with a surge of high hope, Lincoln ordered Meade not to call a council of
war but to attack Lee immediately. Lincoln telegraphed his orders and then sent
a special messenger to Meade demanding immediate action.
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“It is obliged for the bright person to use his ears twice as much in stead of his tongue and to realise that he has received two ears and just one mouth, so that he will be listening more than that he speaks.
"Rawdah Al-Uqala: 1/45
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