Abstract
Abraham Lincoln wrote renowned speeches, yet he had only about a year of formal schooling. How did he become such an eloquent writer? Drawing on the recent collection of his legal papers as well as on secondary sources, this article discusses how Lincoln developed his craft as a writer by diligently studying great speeches and writing. It then discusses characteristics that made Lincoln’s writing so eloquent. It concludes that today’s lawyers might profitably emulate Lincoln’s close study of great literature as well as his clear, succinct writing style.
Recommended Citation
Judith D. Fischer,
Abraham Lincoln as a Legal Writer,
11
Nev. L.J.
82
(2010).
Available at:
https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/nlj/vol11/iss1/4