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Read the purposes of men like Patrick Henry and Abraham Lincoln, men untutored of the schools--read their words of leadership, and say whether there be anything wiser than their home-made wisdom.
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Wilson highlights the wisdom of self-taught leaders like Patrick Henry and Abraham Lincoln as exemplary models of leadership.
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