Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

About Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln ( LINK-ən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War, defending the nation as a constitutional union, defeating the Confederacy, playing a major...

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