"The philosophy of education in one generation is the philosophy of government in the next." (Abraham Lincoln) ...
Abraham Lincoln once said, "I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had......
It should have been the opportunity of a lifetime for ex-con, Abraham Shakespeare. In 2006, he won $30 million in the Florida lottery. He didn’t think the money would change him. Just three years late...
Abraham Lincoln was instrumental in freeing the slaves in the United States, but it was William Wilberforce who was instrumental in freeing the slaves in the British Empire. ...
In his book The Peacemaker, author Ken Sande tells of the time Abraham Lincoln addressed a class of law students. "Discourage litigation," Lincoln told them. "Persuade your neighbors to compromise w...
It is reported that Abraham Lincoln once said, “You can see what God thinks of money when you see the people He gives it to.” ...
One day Abraham Lincoln was walking down the street with two small boys who were both crying loudly. A neighbor passing by inquired, "What's the matter, Abe? Why all the fuss?" Lincoln responded, "The...
In her recent book, Team of Rivals, Doris Kearns Goodwin focuses on the political genius of Abraham Lincoln. Goodwin notes that after Lincoln won the presidential election, he put his Republican ri...
Unfortunately Edwin Booth is known primarily as the brother of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln. Booth was a celebrated Shakespearean actor. ...
Honest Abe At the age of twenty-four, Abraham Lincoln served as the postmaster of New Salem, Illinois, for which he was paid an annual salary of $55.70. Even then, twenty-four years before he entered ...
A story is told of Abraham Lincoln. One day the President summoned to the White House a surgeon in the Army of the Cumberland from the state of Ohio. The major assumed that he was to be commended for ...
Cripple him, and you have a Sir Walter Scott. Lock him in a prison cell, and you have a John Bunyan. Bury him in the snows of Valley Forge, and you have a George Washington. Raise him in abject povert...
What do you do when your fears seem to be winning the day? What if you pray and God still hasn’t come through for you? If you are like most people, you begin to lose hope, and you wonder why you bothe...
"The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said." (Peter F. Drucker) "You can make more friends in two months by becoming really interested in other people than you can in ...
Many Florida road maps show the location of the ruins of Sam Jones Old Town in the Everglades. People often go to the place looking for ruins, but there are no ruins there. The reason is that such a t...
In the early 19th century, a war-weary world was anxiously watching the march of Napoleon. All the while babies were being born. In 1809, midway between the battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo, ...
Edinburgh, Scotland has a new museum with objects depicting the land's long and varied history. There are ancient rock carvings and almost modern furniture as it might have been seen in a Glasgow tea ...
Edinburgh, Scotland has a new museum with objects depicting the land's long and varied history. There are ancient rock carvings and almost modern furniture as it might have been seen in a Glasgow tea ...
General George Washington had known nothing but defeat in the American Revolution until he won the famous victory at Trenton on Christmas Day, 1776. Every school boy or girl knows how he waited until ...