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Show So you got it bad If the goin' is rough and tough and you feel like throwin' in the towel, maybe you should think of Abe Lincoln a while. He was elected U.S.A. President at 51, making him the second youngest president ever. But keep in mind that: at age 22 he failed in business. Age age 23 he was defeated for the Legislature. At 24 he again failed in business. He was elected to the Legislature at 25, but had a nervous breakdown at 27. At 29 he was defeated for speaker. At 31 he was defeated for Elector and was defeated for Congress at 34. At 46 he lost a Senate race. At 47 he was nosed out for the vice-presidency. vice-presidency. He lost a second Senate race at 49. At 51 he was elected president. Now that's what you call a comeback! |