Jeff Flake, Republican senator from Arizona, in a speech on October 24, 2017, announcing he would not be running for re-election in 2018.
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Humility helps, character counts. Leadership does not knowingly encourage or feed ugly or debased appetites in us. Leadership lives by the American creed, “E pluribus unum.” From many one. American leadership looks to the world and just as Lincoln did, sees the family of man.

— Jeff Flake

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Humility helps, character counts. Leadership does not knowingly encourage or feed ugly or debased appetites in us. Leadership lives by the American creed, “E pluribus unum.” From many one. American leadership looks to the world and just as Lincoln did, sees the family of man." in the context of "Jeff Flake, Republican senator from Arizona, in a speech on October 24, 2017, announcing he would not be running for re-election in 2018." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Abraham Lincoln

About Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught lawyer and politician, steered the United States through its most tumultuous period, the Civil War. His unwavering commitment to preserving the Union and abolishing slavery forever altered the course of American history and enshrined him as a champion of equality and justice.