Abraham Lincoln was one of the world's most respectable men. He truly fought for freedom and knew what real freedom was. He was against slavery, and was out to abolish it in America. He was the first president to do that. Of course, back in the 1800s, time were very different. He had certain opinions that we now know are wrong, but he was very ahead of his time and was a different type of president. For example, he wanted women to have the right to vote in 1836, which no president ever even thought about. Lincoln was a good man, overall.
Abe, or Abraham as he liked to be called, has said a few questionable things. For example, in a debate, he revealed that he believed blacks and whites should not have the same rights. He did believe slavery was morally wrong, but he did say, " "I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races." (qtd. "Abraham Lincoln").
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12, 1809, and died April 15, 1865 by a gun shot wound to the back of the head in the theatre. Although he died at only 56, he accomplished a lot with his life. He had four children, who were all boys, and a beautiful wife named Mary Todd Lincoln. He was the 16th president of the United States and practiced law without a license. He was also the first president to have a beard! He loved animals and had a cat and a dog. He wouldn't hunt or even fish. Even though he was a kind, peaceful man he struggled with depression for a long time in his