We
celebrate Presidents Day in February because it first was a celebration of
the lives of our two greatest Presidents – Lincoln and Washington – whose
birthdays were Feb. 12th and Feb. 22nd,
respectively. Both gave the nation, and
thus each of us, much to be grateful for, not least being the opportunity and
freedom to express ourselves through the writing and sharing of our thoughts and ideas. It is a freedom not allowed in a wide swath
of the world.
I
thought it appropriate to share a comment made by Irish actor Daniel Day-Lewis
on both the honor and challenge of playing Abraham Lincoln in his Academy
Award-winning role of a couple of years ago.
When asked, Day-Lewis said:
“The
minute you begin to approach him -- and there are vast corridors that have been
carved that lead you to an understanding of that man's life, both through the
great riches of his own writing and all the contemporary accounts and
biographies -- he feels immediately and surprisingly accessible. He draws you closer
to him.”
Daniel
Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln
Happy Presidents Day!
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