There are many people I admire very much, but at the top of my list is abraham lincoln, the great American liberator. Although he was born in poverty, he worked hard, was honest and upright, and eventually became the president of the United States.

Lincoln has many excellent qualities, part of which is because I admire him most, because he dared to do what he thought was right, and his beliefs were unpopular with many people at that time. He has infinite patience and tolerance for those who disagree with him, and endures their rudeness to him with admirable restraint. He also has the courage to forgive his opponent. After the civil war, he was very generous to his former enemies. Carved on the wall of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., this sentence is taken from his famous second inaugural address, and it begins with a sentence that I will never forget: "No malice to anyone, charity to all ..."