I came across this article about Abraham Lincoln, written by Barack Obama and published in Time magazine a few years ago. It's beautifully written, and reminds me that maybe before he's a professor or a lawyer or a senator, Obama is a writer. Maybe that's what draws me to him so much.
Indeed, one of my favorite moments from Obama's entire campaign came during his now-famous race speech, when he read aloud from his first book. It was a small thing that passed in a paragraph, but it gave me goosebumps. It seemed to demonstrate the qualities I want in a president: someone who is thoughtful and intelligent and, most importantly, someone who has something to teach me.
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