<h3>THE ONE WORD HE HAD LEARNED.</h3>
<p>A tale-bearer came to the President with a plot against him and the
government, which was a cock-and-bull without any adherence, and all
superficial. Lincoln heard him out, but then sharply returned:</p>
<p>"There is one thing that I have learned, and that you have not. It
is only one word: 'Thorough!'" Then bringing his huge hand down on
the table-desk, to emphasize his meaning, he repeated: "Thorough!"
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