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Abraham Lincoln

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

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Abraham Lincoln is expressing a desire to be remembered for removing difficulties or problems and replacing them with something positive whenever he saw the potential for improvement. He wants people who truly understood him to recognize that he consistently chose to create good outcomes in challenging situations.

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