If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it. by Abraham Lincoln

• Abraham Lincoln | American

  
  
  Profession: Politician and President
  Born: February 12, 1809
  Died: April 15, 1865
  Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is remembered for leading the nation during the Civil War and his reflections on equality, freedom, and perseverance.
  Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is remembered for abolishing slavery and leading the nation during the Civil War.
  
  

  If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it.

  Abraham Lincoln

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