Though [Abraham Lincoln] never would travel to Europe, he went with Shakespeare's kings to Merry England; he went … - Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Though [Abraham Lincoln] never would travel to Europe, he went with Shakespeare's kings to Merry England; he went with Lord Byron poetry to Spain and Portugal. Literature allowed him to transcend his surroundings.

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