On this day in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford's theater.
Anyone who knows me, knows that I love this man. Here's why:
He came from humble beginnings and obtained an office that could bring change. From a log cabin to the presidential office, he didn't let the circumstances of his birth decide his future. “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.”
He was passionate about human equality and never gave up. He spent his whole life fighting for it and eventually gave his life for it. “Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.”
He made a conscious decision to never speak negatively of anyone and held to it. He always saw the good in people. “If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will.”
Love you, Linc. You'll always be my hero.
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