Lincoln Freedom Definition

Mr. Abraham Lincoln was born on 12^th February, 1809. He was 16^th president of United States. He was a Lawyer. My mother told me a very nice story about him.

One day he was in Assembly. Many people were there to listen to him. But there was one man in the crowd who was having a sword in his hand. And he was moving it all round him. People around him were scared and started running. Abraham noticed it. He left the stage and came down to see. He saw, that man was moving the sword around himself. Mr.

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Abraham silently told him to stop this. He loudly replied that “I am free” “I have complete freedom to do anything”. And you cannot stop me.

Mr. Abraham explained to him very nicely. Listen, stop this. You act may hurt people who are around you. Definitely you have freedom to do anything but when it hurts anybody, trouble anybody or create a problem then it is not right. Freedom is the ability to do the right things at the right place. The man understood it and realized his mistake.

Moral – Think before you act.