From personal adversity comes great art

Tan Redding
About This Quote

This is a great quote that the world should take to heart. When you face obstacles in your life, you can create something that no one has done before. You can create something that means so much to so many people. For example, when President Lincoln was shot, he knew he could not continue on in office.

But, because of what he had faced in his life up to that point, he was able to compose the Gettysburg Address. The speech was so well written that it put an end to the American Civil War and saved the Union. That address is still read today in schools and universities across the United States.

Source: A Banquet Of Crumbs

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