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Physically, intellectually, and in characteristics, Marshall and Lincoln were of the same type.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Physically, intellectually, and in characteristics, Marshall and Lincoln were of the same type.”
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Beveridge describes the physical and intellectual similarities between Marshall and Lincoln, suggesting a shared type of greatness.
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