Read this sentence from the "Influence of Lincoln" and answer the question.

I realized that no one among his own countrymen had been able to interpret lincolns greatness more nobly than this oxford scholar had done, and that vision and wisdom as well as high motives must lie behind every effective stroke in the continuous labor for human equality.

In at least one hundred words, discuss how the italicized part of the sentence could be the thesis for "Influence of Lincoln." Include at least one reason why it could not be the thesis. Use examples from the chapter to support your reasoning.