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Lot #31:

Edward Everett Hale Autograph Quotation Signed -- Hale Writes His Famous ''Lend a Hand'' Motto

Edward Everett Hale autograph quotation signed, four lines that inspired the charitable Lend a Hand Society. The Unitarian minister and abolitionist writes,

''Look up and not down
Look forward and not back,
Look out and not in,
Lend a Hand -

Edward E. Hale''.

Slip measures 6.5'' x 3.75''. Light toning, else near fine.