Abraham Lincoln made himself as available to public visitors as his schedule permitted, exposing himself to a wide range of opinions for better and worse.
"I tell you that I call these receptions my 'public opinion baths' - for I have little time to read the papers and gather public opinion that way; and though they may not be pleasant in all particulars, the effect, as a whole, is renovating and invigorating."
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