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Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
Richard Holmes
Born: November 5, 1945 (age 79)
Bio: Richard Holmes is a British author and academic best known for his biographical studies of major figures of British and French Romanticism.
Known for:
- Shelley the Pursuit (1974)
- Coleridge: Early Visions (1989)
- Footsteps (1985)
- Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage (1993)