Sunday, October 24, 2010

Lincoln's Two Letters

When Abraham Lincoln had to write a letter to someone who had irritated him, he would often write two letters. 

The first letter was deliberately insulting. Then, having gotten those feelings out of his system, he would tear it up and write a second letter, this one tactful and discreet.

John Luther in Bits and Pieces, Oct 1990

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