Letter From Abraham Lincoln To His Son's Teacher Comments

'He will have to learn. I know that all men are not just, all men are not true, but teach him that for every scoundrel! there is a hero, that for every selfish politician, there is a dedicated leader.
Teach him that for every enemy, there is a friend. Teach him that a dollar earned is far more valuable than five dollars found.steer him away from envy, if you have the time, pounder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hillside.
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