林肯最為外人所知的是他的廢奴政策及對自治的信念。他嚴肅看待他的總統一職。在他得知他當選總統的當天夜晚，他說：「我回家，但不是為了多睡一下，而是我感覺到前所未有的責任正壓在我的肩膀上」。

林肯的個性中，也有較不為他人所知的一面，就是他幽默感十足而且喜歡開玩笑。圖片中的是林肯的「名片」 (business card) ，上面有源自於1864年的總統選舉對手民主黨對他開的玩笑。名片上說林肯將會回到伊利諾州的春田 (Springfield) ，繼續他的律師執業，他將可以「交易馬匹、執行法律、開玩笑、劈橫木及完成其他的工作。」結果，真正笑出來的人是林肯及共和黨員，因為他們贏了1864年的總統連任。您猜林肯還對那些事情開玩笑？


Lincoln is best known for his policies on abolishing slavery and his belief in self-government; he took his job as president very seriously. About the night he knew he'd won the election he later said, "I went home, but not to get much sleep, for I then felt as I never had before, the responsibility that was upon me."

Lincoln had another side to his personality; he had a good sense of humor and liked to make jokes. Here you can see Lincoln's "business card," a joke that the opposing Democratic party played on him during the 1864 presidential election. The card says that Lincoln will be returning to Springfield, Illinois, to his law practice, where he will be ready to "swap horses, dispense law, make jokes, split rails, and perform other matters." As it turned out, Lincoln and the Republicans had the last laugh on this joke because he won reelection as president in 1864. What other things do you think Lincoln joked about?

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