“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
MEMORABLE QUOTES, 16 Aug 2021
Abraham Lincoln – TRANSCEND Media Service
Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, the country’s greatest moral, cultural, constitutional, and political crisis.
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