Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Gene Lockhart: Stephen A. Douglas
Quotes
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Aide to Stephen Douglas : You don't mean to say you're afraid of Abe Lincoln. Why, the country doesn't know him!
Stephen Douglas : Maybe the country doesn't... but I do.
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Ninian Edwards : Mary, my dear, may I present our most eloquent citizen, Mr. Stephen Douglas.
Mary Todd Lincoln : Mr. Douglas, I am honored.
Stephen Douglas : Miss Todd, your brother-in-law has just now described me as eloquent. But alas, I must now prove him wrong. Standing as I am in the presence of such penetrating intelligence, such devastating charm, I am rendered speechless.
Mary Todd Lincoln : [demurely] I can hardly believe it.