Earlier this year, my sister visited an Inn, housing relics that once belonged to Abraham Lincoln. She later returned home with a series of Lincoln-themed magnets and postcards to commemorate her reconnection with history. To showcase her newfound (or re-found ) knowledge, she inundated the fridge with these magnets. Many of these magnets contain printed quotes, once remarks, made by Lincoln. Surprisingly, his words still hold applicability in today’s times . Now, before I share these quotes, I will say that Lincoln's memorable moments in history are currently being revisited through a present day lens. Not only has this lens created space to provide new understanding to historical events, but it has also started to redefine historical figures like Lincoln as more complicated than we may have learned in history class. Need the gossip? Follow the asterisks **. Now back to these quotes...“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?” “A house divided agains...