So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lincoln acknowledges a woman's book had a major impact on starting a war.
- In plain terms
- He recognizes one person's writing started a big war.
- What can you take from it?
- Ideas can start major conflicts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can one book change history?
- Who influenced you most?
Another view
A book alone rarely starts a war without other factors.
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