Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States of America. He is one of the most famous and influential Presidents in our nation's history. He brought the nation through the Civil War and drove the fight to give freedom and equality to African Americans. He understood what the Constitution meant and wanted to hold the American Government accountable for keeping it alive. He was a complicated man who did extraordinary things. On this date in 1865 he was assassinated while enjoying a play with his wife, Mary. He was only 56, but made one of the biggest historical impacts in American History.
I recently had the pleasure of watching the Academy Award winning movie, "Lincoln". I was so impressed and emotionally invested in the story. Even knowing what I had learned from history lessons and what was going to happen, it still had an emotional heart tug to it. And his fight for equality bears a very similar resemblance to today's fight for equal rights for all under this nation's laws. A human is a human, and no one deserves rights any more or less than another.
For the next 8 days "Live YOUR Life" blog will be featuring some of my favorite quotes by Lincoln and how they can help you to live a better life. Please make sure you have "liked" our Facebook page (link to the right of this post) so that you will receive all the updates as to when each entry is posted. I hope you can take away some wisdom from this man and impart it into your daily life.
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