Abraham Lincoln

The "Great Emancipator" who preserved a house divided and gave a "new birth of freedom" to a nation soaked in the blood of its own sons. He was a man of profound melancholy and poetic grace who steered the Union through its darkest night. He represents the "Merciful Justice," the leader who sought "malice toward none and charity for all." He is the Gettysburg Address and the stovepipe hat, the martyr who proved that democracy is worth the ultimate price.