TherearequiteafewpeoplethatIadmiregreatly,buttheonethatcomesfirstonmylistisAbrahamLincoln,thegreatAmericanemancipator.Althoughhewasbornpoor,heworkedhardandhonestly,andeventuallybecamePresidentoftheUnitedStates.

　　ApartfromthemanyfinequalitiesthatLincolnhad,Iadmirehimmostbecausehedaredtodowhathethoughtwasrightatatimewhenhisbeliefswereveryunpopularwithmanypeople.Healsohadinfinitepatienceandtoleranceforthosewhodisagreedwithhim,andboretheirdiscourtesytowardhimwithadmirablerestraint.Healsohadthemanlinesstoforgivehisopponents.WhentheCivilWarended,hetreatedhiserstwhileenemieswithgreatgenerosity.ThewordswhicharecarvedonthewallsoftheLincolnMemorialinWashington,D.C.weretakenfromhisfamousSecondInauguralAddressandbeginwithhephraseswhichIshallneverforget:“Withmalicetowardnone,withcharityforall…”