Abraham Lincoln's Hardships And Challenges

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Hardships are the struggles that we face and the challenges that we conquer. They are the mountains that we must climb and the barriers that we must face. Hardships can open a new door, and new opportunities to better our future by guiding us down the correct path and leading us to a better future. Abraham saw these challenges when his country was slowly being split apart by the raging tide that was slavery. Abraham Lincoln knew that he had to hold the two sides together, but also knew that this would be impossible without the abolishment of slavery. Lincoln changed his mindset when faced with this task and found an unseen opportunity of creating a new equal and free America. Abraham LIncoln Understood that this would be a daunting task,

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