Common Goals: Make America Great Again George Shaw once said, “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” Progress and social advancement is something that is constantly happening, Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass were two people that fought for the end of slavery. Douglass was more focused on making everyone equal, while Lincoln was more focused on uniting the nation as a whole and keeping us together. A back and forth tug-of-war has plagued this land for decades, but today, it is clear that our nation has mostly achieved the goals desired by Lincoln and Douglass. “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” Quote by Abraham Lincoln. Ending slavery
