Throughout his life, Abraham Lincoln tried to make life easier for others.
When Lincoln was a young man, friends made it easier for him to get a better education and become a lawyer, so as a politician he paved the way for better schools.
As a boy, Abraham Lincoln helped his family break through the wilderness and struggle on a frontier farm.
Then during the darkest days of the Civil War, when everyone needed hope, President Lincoln cleared a path for all Americans to a better future.
Throughout his life, Abraham Lincoln tried to make life easier for others