Talk:William Herndon (lawyer)

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[edit] Slanderous!

This is the most slanderous article I have read on Wikipedia! I have read Herndon's book, and he regarded Lincoln with reverence! Herndon said he was an immensely sincere and kind man. Those close to Lincoln, including Herndon, actually regarded him of higher purpose. He called him a man of immense truth and logic. When Lincoln was killed at the end of the most trying hour of the nation, Herndon knew that nobody knew his personality better than he did, and he took it upon himself to dedicate the rest of his life to let the People know what martyred Lincoln was like. Herndon predicted the official story of Lincoln would be told "with the classes as against the masses," meaning it would be written to suit the rich people. Lincoln's official biographers, Nicolay and Hay, were bestowed many gifts by the rich Anglo-American establishment for what they wrote. With Herndon, we know we're getting a more sincere portrait of Lincoln, told with the breadth of 25 years instead of 5.