Did Abraham Lincoln really walk miles to return a penny to a lady who bought something from his store?
-Ms. Nachby’s 4th grade class, Brooks Elementary, Shepherdsville, KY
This story is more myth than fact but it is sometimes hard to differentiate the two when it comes to historic figures like Lincoln. The story is consistent, however, with his reputation for honesty.
Timothy P. Townsend
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
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I remember a quote to the effect that Lincoln said that if he found a church whose sole principle was the golden rule he would join it. I have lost it and cannot find it. Can you help me?
-Ralph Dixon
He did not say “the golden rule” but gave a restatement of it and said that any church that taught that he would join.
William Lee Miller
Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia
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