At the age of seven, he was forced to work to support his family. At nine, his mother died. At twenty-two, he lost his job as a store clerk. At twenty-three, he went into debt (as partner in a small store), ran for the state legislature, and was promptly defeated. At twenty-six, his partner died leaving him with a large debt. The next year he had a nervous breakdown.
At twenty-nine he was defeated in his bid to become house speaker. Two years later he lost a bid for elector. By thirty-five, he had been defeated twice while running for Congress. At thirty-nine (after a brief term in Congress) he lost his reelection bid.
At forty-one, his four-year-old son died. At forty-two, he was rejected as a prospective land officer. At forty-five, he ran for the Senate and lost. At forty-seven, he lost the vice presidential nomination. At forty-nine, he ran for Senate again - and lost again.
The man in question? Abraham Lincoln.
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