““At the age of 21 Lincoln failed in business... at age 22 he was defeated in a legislative race... at age 24 he failed again in business... at age 26 he struggled to overcome the death of his fiancé that he was engaged to marry... at age 27 had a total nervous breakdown which lasted for six months... at age 34 he lost a congressional race... at age 36 he lost a congressional race... at age 45 he lost a senatorial race... at age 47 failed in an effort to become vice-president... at age 47 lost a senatorial race... in 1864 at the age of 52, he was elected 16th President of the United States of America, saving the union, and played a vitally important part in the struggle to end slavery. Today Abraham Lincoln is remembered as one of the greatest leaders of the American nation. “Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” Abraham Lincoln””
![“My movies more often are told through pictures, not words. But in this case, the pictures took second position to the incredible words of Abraham Lincoln and his presence [...] I was less interested in an outpouring of imagery than in letting the most human moment of this story evolve before us.” quote by Steven Spielberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/be7/steven-spielberg-963_abraham_my-movies-more-often-are-told-through-pi_136993.jpg)