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Illustration of Perseverance

Bits and Pieces, July, 1989

The value of courage, persistence, and perseverance has rarely been illustrated more convincingly than in the life story of this man (his age appears in the column on the right):

Failed in business

Ran for Legislature&md;defeated

Again failed in business

Elected to Legislature

Sweetheart died

Had a nervous breakdown

Defeated for Speaker

Defeated for Elector

Defeated for Congress

Elected to Congress

Defeated for Congress

Defeated for Senate

Defeated for Vice President

Defeated for Senate

Elected President of the United States

That's the record of Abraham Lincoln.

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