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But all shared Lincoln's characteristic stamp of creative finance, large ambition and spirit of economic advancement. 'I published my book at a time of great pessimism about America,' explains Boritt. 'I wanted to remind people of Lincoln's strong ideas about America and the right to rise.' He continues, 'Now the country is in another difficult period, and I believe the optimistic ideas Lincoln put forth can once again be central.'
Lincoln exhorts us to take risks. Bet on America. But never lose sight of the goal: economic freedom for individuals the right to rise and prosper. To the extent that President Obama's controversial stimulus plan advances that cause, Lincoln would say it is priceless. But only to that extent.
Of all the places where Lincoln lived, only one remains essentially as he knew it. It is the home he made with his wife Mary in Springfield, Ill. The handsome clapboard two-story at the corner of Eighth and Jackson exudes middle-class comfort: carved and upholstered furniture, woven carpets, colorful wallpaper and sumptuous drapes. I toured it recently on one of the coldest mornings of the year and couldn't help noticing that nearly every room was equipped with a radiating stove state-of-the-art energy efficiency circa 1860. When the tour concluded in the kitchen, my National Park Service guide, Mike McPeak, noted that this one room was about the same size as the entire cabin in which Lincoln was born.
It's vain to scoff at such progress as being merely material. Lincoln's journey from a frigid hovel to a toasty double parlor was a personal declaration of independence, his emancipation from poverty's dead end. The house in Springfield is a reminder that by the time he left for Washington to save his country, Abraham Lincoln had fully escaped the prison of his birth. He was a free man, possessed of a mission to free others.

A. 어휘
stamp 특질, 型(형), 특징. pessimism 비관주의. exhort 열심히 勸誘(권유)하다.
bet on ...에 돈을 걸다. cause 大義(대의), 주장.
priceless 매우 귀중한, 값을 매길 수 없는. essentially 근본적으로, 본질적으로.
clapboard 판자. story (건물의) 층. exude 스며(배어) 나오다. carve 새기다, 조각하다.
upholster (의자 따위에) 속을 넣고 천으로 씌우다, 실내 장식하다.
weave-wove-woven (천을) 짜다, 엮다. sumptuous 高價(고가)의, 화려한.
drapes 휘장, 드리워진 천, 커튼.
cannot+ help +-ing→...을 하지 않을 수 없다. cf. help 피하다, 면하다.
equip 설비하다, 갖추다. radiate 복사하다. radiating stove 증기 난방스토브.
state-of-the-art 이미 개발된 기술, 최신 기술. efficiency 능률, 효율.
circa 약, ...경, 대략. vain 무가치한, 공허한. scoff 비웃다, 조롱하다.
frigid 酷寒(혹한)의. hovel 오두막, 곳간. toasty 따뜻하고 기분 좋은. parlor 응접실.
declaration 선언, 선포. emancipation 해방.

B. 구문
- To the extent that President . . . But only to that extent.
[Obama 대통령의 경기부양계획이 그러한 목적(개인의 경제적 자유)을 진전시키는 정도에 비례하여 Lincoln은 그 계획이 대단히 가치 있다고 말할 것이다. 그러나 Lincoln은 개인의 자유로운 경제활동을 보장하는 범위 안에서만 그 계획을 지지할 것이다.]
- possessed→who was possessed→being possessed