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- I'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today. — David Herbert Donald
- If you think about it, the historian's task is like that of the detective. — David Herbert Donald
- Maybe I will write a memoir, perhaps I'll do some essays, or maybe I will write a mystery story. — David Herbert Donald
- But having said all of that, that still doesn't account for a lot of the increase in popularity which stems, I think, from Lincoln's personal characteristics. — David Herbert Donald
- I love mysteries, and I read them every night before I go to bed. — David Herbert Donald
- I think, with the gay liberation movement has had need for heroes and heroines, and it would be rather nice to have Abraham Lincoln as your poster boy, wouldn't it? — David Herbert Donald