Honest Words Matter

"In language, there is life and death." – Hawaiian Proverb

One office holder who believed honest words mattered – Abraham LincolnHonest political discourse seems a faded memory after endless attack ads have sucked the life out of the public spirit this election season.

In "Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer," Fred Kaplan asserts Abraham Lincoln was committed to using political language "honestly and consistently," traits, he adds that "have largely disappeared from our political discourse."

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