Why Should Abraham Lincoln Be Remembered?

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Abraham Lincoln is a great person to remember for many reasons. He was the sixteenth president of the united states and was assassinated because he did things some people may have not agreed with. Lincoln did good things like freeing the slaves which if he had not who knows what it would be like today. He also inspired people like Martin Luther King Jr. to use him in his speech. That is why Abraham Lincoln should be remembered.

Abraham Lincoln is a person to remember and admire for many reasons. For example Abe freed the slaves which the south would not like so he had a good chance of people not voting for him again or even get assassinated. Abe was one of the little presidents who was assassinated because people do not like what they did as a president even though what Abe did was right. Abe also created the union to take on the confederacy in fighting for what was write, freeing the slaves. If Abe was not our president back then who knows how things would be today. That was one of the many reasons why Abraham Lincoln should be remembered.
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“The Union must be preserved in the purity of its principles as well as the integrity of its territorial parts” he once proclaimed. Abraham Lincoln is remembered for his vital role as the leader in preserving the Union during the Civil War and beginning the process that led to the end of slavery in the United States. He is also remembered for his character and leadership, his speeches and letters, and as a man of humble origins whose determination and perseverance led him to the nation's highest office. That is another reason why Abe Lincoln should always be

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