in abraham lincoln‘s letter to the headmaster, who is the son he’s referring to?
hi… I have an English homework due tomorrow and I can’t find an answer to this question. Anybody knows who the son is?
Answer by Lord of Misrule
Robert Todd Lincoln, Class of 1864 at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire.
Answer by Danny
Robert Todd Lincoln who was named after his grandfather on his mothers side.
What was the letter written by Abraham Lincoln to his son’s teacher?
Answer by Steve H
Here is what I found:
Lincoln’s letter to his son’s teacher
He will have to learn, I know, that all men are not just, all men are not true.
But teach him also that for every scoundrel there is a hero.
That for every selfish politician, there is a dedicated leader.
Teach him that for every enemy there is a friend.
Steer him away from envy, if you can.
Teach him the secret of quiet laughter.
Let him learn early that the bullies are the easiest to lick.
Teach him, if you can, the wonder of books.
But also give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky,
bees in the sun, and the flowers on a green hillside.
In the school teach him it is far honorable to fail than to cheat.
Teach him to have faith in his own ideas even if everyone tells him they are wrong.
Teach him to be gentle with gentle people and tough with the tough.
Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone is getting on the band wagon.
Teach him to listen to all men.
But teach him also to filter all he hears on a screen of truth and take only the good that comes through.
Teach him if you can, how to laugh when he is sad.
Teach him there is no shame in tears.
Teach him to scoff at cynics and to beware of too much sweetness.
Teach him to sell his brawn and brain to the highest bidders but never to put a price-tag on his heart and soul.
Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob and to stand and fight if he thinks he’s right.
Treat him gently, but do not cuddle him because only the test of fire makes fine steel.
Let him have the courage to be impatient.
Let him have the patience to be brave.
Teach him always to have sublime faith in himself because then he will have sublime faith in mankind.
This is a big order, but see what you can do.
He is such a fine fellow, my son !
Answer by deep
He will have to learn, I know,
that all men are not just,
all men are not true.
But teach him also that
for every scoundrel there is a hero;
that for every selfish Politician,
there is a dedicated leader…
Teach him for every enemy there is a friend,
Steer him away from envy,
if you can,
teach him the secret of
quiet laughter.
Let him learn early that
the bullies are the easiest to lick…
Teach him, if you can,
the wonder of books…
But also give him quiet time
to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky,
bees in the sun,
and the flowers on a green hillside.
In the school teach him
it is far honourable to fail
than to cheat…
Teach him to have faith
in his own ideas,
even if everyone tells him
they are wrong…
Teach him to be gentle
with gentle people,
and tough with the tough.
Try to give my son
the strength not to follow the crowd
when everyone is getting on the band wagon…
Teach him to listen to all men…
but teach him also to filter
all he hears on a screen of truth,
and take only the good
that comes through.
Teach him if you can,
how to laugh when he is sad…
Teach him there is no shame in tears,
Teach him to scoff at cynics
and to beware of too much sweetness…
Teach him to sell his brawn
and brain to the highest bidders
but never to put a price-tag
on his heart and soul.
Teach him to close his ears
to a howling mob
and to stand and fight
if he thinks he’s right.
Treat him gently,
but do not cuddle him,
because only the test
of fire makes fine steel.
Let him have the courage
to be impatient…
let him have the patience to be brave.
Teach him always
to have sublime faith in himself,
because then he will have
sublime faith in mankind.
This is a big order,
but see what you can do…
He is such a fine little fellow,
my son!
~ Abraham Lincoln
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Was Abraham Lincoln a racist? In one of his many letters he uses the N word.?
Answer by older hippie chick
I don’t think so. That word was acceptable back then.
Answer by wrestler4ever2
No he wasnt a racist. That was the acceptable term back then
Answer by rockandroll58-79
He was not a racist and prove to all of us that he used the “N” word in any of his letters, anyhow, so what.
Answer by dukalink6000
For the day, it was OK.
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He certainly was not. As a matter of fact, there were many, many black people in the streets when Lincoln died. There was even a “Colored” army squad who headed the procession in DC. There were many black people who called him Father Abraham. He helped abollish slavery and wanted black people to have equal rights.
You must remember theat in th day of slavery,the word nigger was not used-or taken-as an insult. It was much like using a word like “plow or “wagon.” There are, however, historically accepted indications that Lincoln was racist.
Lincoln’s real evil, however, is that he started a war to win votes. Slavery would have died on its own in less than 10 years had Lincoln not started the Civil War. many innovations were coming to the forefront that would have been much cheaper and efficient than slaves. Slavery was dying in popularity by the time of the Civil War. All the war did was cement racism in this country for 200 years.
It’s a bad idea to apply modern day sensibilities to historical figures. Otherwise, anybody from more than ten years ago will seem like a hopeless bigot.
Case in point? Mark Twain uses the word Nigger repeatedly in Huckleberry Finn. However, it is a deeply anti-slavery novel, and Jim is the only competent character in the entire book. Yet, just because that word is used, many schoolboards indulge in kneejerk censoring of the landmark novel in American literature.