I just watched Lincoln last night and what struck me most was the language.
it got me wondering if there was a collection of lincoln's own writings, or lists of books he had read.
obviously Euclid turns up a lot, but then in my search i found this:
and thought you might be interested.
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"Depuis nos dieux et nos aspirations ne sont plus quelque chose mais
scientifiques, pourquoi ne devraient pas nos amours être tellement
aussi?" l'eve future-Villiers de l'Isle-Adam