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Portrait of a Successful Failure

Failed in Business – Bankruptcy, 1831

Defeated for Legislature, 1832

Failed in Business – Bankruptcy, 1834

Sweetheart – Fiance Dies, 1835

Nervous Breakdown, 1836

Defeated in Election, 1838

Defeated for U.S. Congress, 1843

Defeated Again for U.S. Congress, 1846

Defeated Once Again for U.S. Congress, 1848

Defeated for U.S. Senate, 1855

Defeated for U.S. Vice President, 1856

Defeated Again for U.S. Senate, 1858

Elected PRESIDENT of the United States of America, 1860

Abraham Lincoln

“You Can Not Fail, Unless You Quit”