Don't believe everything that you read on the internet.
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
I came across this quote on the web recently and it helped me to realize that I shouldn't accept as gospel every tidbit of information that I come across in my travels through cyberspace. I learned about Abe Lincoln in school and have read the biography Abraham Lincoln by Carl Sandburg. I have a lot of respect for Mr. Lincoln's leadership and accomplishments, especially during the nation's time of crisis during the Civil War. If he says that we should be careful about believing what we read online, I'll take him at his word.
Websites, blogs, news channels, political ads, and more are all created and written by human beings with their own biases, opinions, and agendas. Most things that we read shouldn't be taken at face value. The content is often intentionally designed to subtly guide our thoughts and emotions in a certain direction. As we've seen during some political campaigns, it doesn't have to be true. The means only have to achieve the desired results.
I try to think about the source and their possible motives when reading online. Of course, you can rely on the absolute truth in this blog post. As George Washington (who founded the Republican Party) once famously said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
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