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/* Education */ Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries
His step-mother encouraged his reading as much as possible, and although Abraham did not have access to a large number of books, he would read as much of what was there, and read voraciously. He read John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, ''Aesop’s Fables'', Daniel DeFoe’s ''Robinson Crusoe'', Parson Weems's ''Life and Memorable Actions of George Washington'', Edward Gibbon’s ''Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'', and undoubtedly he read many times the only book his family actually owned, the Bible. He would walk for miles to borrow a book he heard about, and after his chores he would collapse into a heap in front of the fire and read for hours. He would say years later that his best friend was the man who let him borrow a book he hadn’t read yet.
 
As a practicing lawyer, Lincoln gained respect for the work of [[Blackstone]] and his [[Commentaries on the Laws of England]]. Lincoln was known for giving the following advice to others in his field: "Begin with Blackstone's "''Commentaries''", and after reading it carefully through, say twice, take up Chitty's "Pleadings," Greenleaf's "Evidence," and Story's "Equity," etc., in succession."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ldfcBd_-O8QC&pg=PT128 Abraham Lincoln: A Life, Volume 1]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=sRwqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA40 Personal Traits of Abraham Lincoln]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=L7ZDo_sjOFMC&pg=PA77 Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President]</ref>
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