A brusque, pompous lady charged into President Lincoln's office one day. "Mr.
President," she said, "I demand that my son be given a commission
as a major, at least. I ask this not as a favor but as a right because my grandfather
fought at Lexington, my father fought at New Orleans and my husband was killed
at Monterey."
"Dear Madam," the President remarked smoothingly, "It seems to
be that your family has done enough for this nation. It is now time to give
somebody else a chance."
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