Will this never end? In 100 words, I tell the eleventh tale of our series where Abraham Lincoln faces a crowd that makes him realize how silly one of his famous sayings truly is.
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt," said Abraham to the crowd."What if you just make silly faces?" said a carpenter.
"Um," said Lincoln. "Er-"
"Or if you roll around in the street and chew horse manure?" said a lady with a broom.
"Well," said Lincoln. "I mean-"
"Standing in the rain naked is foolish!" shouted a child.
Abraham stopped and stared.
I'm supposed to win the war with these clowns?
Man, he thought, I'm screwed. Let someone else run in 1864, I'm going the hell home.
Ah, the unwashed masses. The flock to be herded.
