![]() And the thirst for knowledge about Lincoln and his formidable leadership skills continued to show little sign of abating as the bicentennial celebration of his birth came to a close on February 12, 2010. The legend of the 16th president of the United States of America –– a self-taught country lawyer who gave his life to emancipate slaves and preserve the American union –– reached the far corners of the earth from the time of his death in 1865. ![]() And the country in which he lived is called America.” He was so great that he even forgave the crimes of his greatest enemies. He laughed at the sunrise, and his deeds were as strong as the rock and as sweet as the fragrance of roses. Tolstoy told the story, but when he had finished, the chief raised his hand: “But you have not told us a syllable about the greatest general, and the greatest ruler of the world. There, a Caucasian chief and his neighbors asked to hear about the life of Napoleon. ![]() Leo Tolstoy, Russian author of War and Peace, traveled to a remote corner of Eurasia’s Caucasus Mountains in the early 20th century. A Leader in His Time and For All Time Abraham's Uncommon Leadership Transformed America for Generations to ComeĪlexander Gardner/Courtesy of Library of Congress ![]()
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