Abraham Lincoln

Do you want to learn about Abraham Lincoln? Abr?h?m Lincoln's journey from b?ing ju?t ?n?th?r ??liti?i?n to b???ming America's greatest ?r??id?nt. Hi?t?ri??l r?nking? ?f Presidents of th? United States" which m?k?? it clear th?t in th? ???? ?f m?n? ?x??rt?, and the public, Lin??ln h?? ??n?i?t?ntl? h?ld thi? ?t?tu?. A k?? t? thi? transformation was h?w Lin??ln, wh??? birthday i? today, developed th? ??lf-di??i?lin? t? t?k? ?n? of his signature strengths-; hi? mastery of language-; ?nd u??d it to serve the int?r??t? of th? Am?ri??n ????l? r?th?r th?n his ?wn. Lin??ln w?? und?ubt?dl? ?n? of the gr??t??t ??mmuni??t?r? ?m?ng all Am?ri??n ?r??id?nt?. Hi? w?rd?-; ?? a ?ubli? speaker, writ?r, d?b?t?r, hum?ri?t, ?nd conversationalist-; continue t? ?nt?rt?in, educate, and in??ir? u? to thi? d??. With ?nl? one ???r ?f f?rm?l ??h??ling, Lin??ln ??n??i?u?l? cultivated thi? mastery ?f l?ngu?g? ?nd ?x?r???i?n. As a ??ung b??, he would ?r??ti?? public ????king b? g?th?ring hi? fri?nd? t?g?th?r ?nd ?t???ing ?nt? a stump to address th?m. During hi? d??? ?? a l?w??r in Illin?i?, Lin??ln w?uld frequently m??t u? in th? ?v?ning with fri?nd? ?t a tavern wh?r? they w?uld ?ng?g? in ?t?r?-t?lling ??nt??t?. And h? gl??n?d valuable lessons in rh?t?ri? by diligently ?tud?ing Sh?k?????r?. As h? b?g?n forging hi? political ambitions, Lin??ln r???gniz?d th? ??w?r ?f words t? w??k?n ?nd ?v?n d??tr?? his ????n?nt?, ?nd ?? he started t? ?tt??k them with ??w?rful v?ll??? of ?riti?i?m ?nd mockery. U??n provocation ?t a political g?th?ring in 1840, Lin??ln mimi?k?d ?nd ridi?ul?d his opponent, J??? Th?m??, t? u?r??ri?u? cheering ?f th? crowd. Th?m??, wh? w?? ?r???nt at th? event, w?? r?du??d t? tears, and f?r ???r? afterward, the ????l? referred t? it ?? "th? ?kinning ?f Thomas."