 Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.  Speech and Scrap Book for Speakers - Page 2861924 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Lawrence Miller - 2006 - 470 pages
...for repairs.87 Lincoln concluded his platform: "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. ... I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this... | |
 | Clara Ingram Judson - 2007 - 212 pages
...the need for better schools. He ended with a paragraph that was very revealing about himself: Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether...other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this... | |
 | Carson Holloway - 2008 - 244 pages
...distinction. In 1 832, at the age of twenty three in his first run for political office, he confessed, "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether...other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem."13 In describing his own ambition, Lincoln... | |
 | Philip L. Ostergard - 2008 - 293 pages
...necessary to lead and reunite a fractured nation. PART ONE THE APPRENTICESHIP OF AN AMERICAN LEADER Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether...other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. Abraham Lincoln New Salem, March 9, 1832 CHAPTER... | |
 | Robert Faulkner - 2008 - 278 pages
...first sought office as a representative in the Illinois Assembly, is more complex and revealing: "Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether...no other so great as that of being truly esteemed by my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying... | |
 | Joe Wheeler - 2008 - 313 pages
...little woman at our house who will like to hear this. I'll go down and tell her."10 THE ELECTION Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether...true or not, I can say for one that I have no other as great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.... | |
 | 1919 - 732 pages
...tnaker. His shop is located at Fourth and Elm streets at the Washington Weeder Works. « « » t Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can sa\ for one, that I have no other to great as thar of being truly esteemed of my ftllow men bv rendering... | |
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