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He saw the promise of america. douglas' gift was he never let the slave owner beat him. seizing the opportunity of a one-term congressman in the midwest, abraham lincoln. lincoln, secession was not an option. the war was on. >> he took over a divided country. >> lincoln knew the law and the constitution backward and forward. he collectly diagnosed union,
There with his hands coming, he had palsy late in life and you see him there with the little booklet, the constitution in his hand. he knew the constitution backward and forward. above all, he knew the senate rules to a degree that even the parliamentarian would have had to wonder at. he was remarkable on that score. and he was -- he saw himself as the guardian and protector of the senate's customs and rules and ways of doing things. and he would get up and make these periodic speeches on the turning of the seasons. it was all very odd and very quaint in many respects, it was very touching. yo...