From
“Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst:
June 14
In early 1860 during what turned
out to be a spectacular speaking tour of New England, Lincoln was approached by
the Reverend Mr. Gulliver who told him how impressed he was with the talk he
had just heard Lincoln deliver. Lincoln was somewhat taken aback by such
fulsome praise, so he asked him what he found so remarkable about his speech.
Gulliver replied, ‘The cleanness of your statements, the unanswerable style of
your reasoning, and, especially, your illustrations, which were romance and pathos
and fun and logic all welded together.’
‘The enduring appeal
of the Charlie Chaplin tramp character is the fact that, at all times, he
exuded pathos, humor and grace all welded together.’
- Arnold Kunst
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