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  • President Lincoln's legacy: honesty, integrity and personal example

    HARVEY ALVY, Contributor|Updated Feb 4, 2016

    When casually asked to define an “honest person” the logical response is, “It’s someone who tells the truth.” But when honesty is revered as a character trait we need to go beyond a simple definition and ask: What attributes do we expect of someone who walks down an honest path during the days of his/her life? Fortunately, we have an excellent example to help us address this question — the 16th president of the United States. Yes, Honest Abe. Although it’s generally assumed that Lincoln received the moniker “Honest Abe...