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The Greatest Letter Ever Written By Abraham Lincoln To His Son's Teacher by iwukingsley(m): 3:37pm On Mar 24, 2017
This is truly a great man, a man that will never fade out in history. He possess an extraordinary wisdom. A great men have learnt from him as he never cease to be an inspiration.

An american lawyer and politician he was in his time. The 16th president of the United states from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Abraham fought the civil war of political, constitutional and moral crisis and by that he wipe out slavery, energized the federal government, and updated the economy.

In his wisdom and authority, he sent a letter to his son's teacher as his son begins school the first day:

"My son starts school today. It is all going to be strange and new to him for a while and I wish you would treat him gently. It is an adventure that might take him across continents. All adventures that probably include wars, tragedy and sorrow. To live this life will require faith, love and courage.

So dear Teacher, will you please take him by his hand and teach him things he will have to know, teaching him – but gently, if you can, Teach him that for every enemy, there is a friend. He will have to know that all men are not just, that all men are not true. But teach him also that for every scoundrel there is a hero, that for every crooked politician, there is a dedicated leader.

Teach him if you can that 10 cents earned is of far more value than a dollar found. In school, teacher, it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat. Teach him to learn how to gracefully lose, and enjoy..... READ MORE: http://kingsleyiwu..com/2017/03/the-greatest-letter-ever-written-by.html
Re: The Greatest Letter Ever Written By Abraham Lincoln To His Son's Teacher by newyorks(m): 4:16pm On Mar 24, 2017
la click la mad.interesting though.

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