The exact same formulation of words appeared in Volume 3 of the 12-volume “Works of Robert G. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy.” But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power.
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. For example, in his 1895 “Abraham Lincoln, a Lecture,” he wrote: When he had power, he used it in mercy …”Ī modified version of those lines later appeared in published volumes of Ingersoll’s speeches and essays. It is the glory of Abraham Lincoln that he never abused power only on the side of mercy. Any man can stand adversity - only a great man can stand prosperity. “ If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Lincoln’s speech will be remembered forever. One came from the heart, the other was born only of the voice. “… If you want to know the difference between an orator and a speaker, read the oration of Lincoln at Gettysburg, and then read the speech of Everett at the same place. During the course of his introductory remarks (which were printed in full by the press), Ingersoll said: 16, 1883, during a speech in Washington, D.C., by the prominent writer and orator Robert Ingersoll.Īccording to newspaper reports, Ingersoll was introducing another speaker, who was scheduled to give a lecture on Lincoln, at an unspecified “auditorium” in the nation’s capital. The original version of the quotation came on Jan. In reality, Lincoln never uttered or wrote those words, or words to that effect. The full quotation is usually given as, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
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