The President last night had a dream. He was in a party of plain people and as it became known who he was they began to comment on his appearance. One of them said, "He is a common-looking man." The President replied, "Common-looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them."


From Letters of John Hay and Extracts from His Diary, edited by C. L. Hay[December 23, 1863]

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

The President last night had a dream. He was in a party of plain people and as it became known who he was they began to comment on his appearance....

The President last night had a dream. He was in a party of plain people and as it became known who he was they began to comment on his appearance....

The President last night had a dream. He was in a party of plain people and as it became known who he was they began to comment on his appearance....

The President last night had a dream. He was in a party of plain people and as it became known who he was they began to comment on his appearance....