Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 11:37 PM
A Great Leader in History
I think that Abraham Lincoln is a great leader in history. He was the 16th president of the United States and is known for his campaigns against slavery.I admire him because he was an outspoken and courageous president who did not just meekly follow what others say. At that time, many people supported slavery and persisted that they wanted slavery to continue. Under normal circumstance, a good leader would give in to the public so as to please them. However, Lincoln was a great leader. Instead, he insisted on his own ideals, refusing to give in to what he thought was unright.
Nevertheless, persistance alone is not enough, especially when your target audience happens to be the garantuan population of the United States. He was under immense criticism by his political opponents because he did not compromise on the slavery issue and even his own faction complained that the time taken to aboilsh slavery took too long. Even with these obstacles, Lincoln managed to overcome them and he successfully reduced slavery with his emanicipation proclaimation, which helped free numerous(not all) slaves.
He had also led his country through the devastating American Civil War, caused by unagreement about whether or not slavery should be abolished.
Overall, Lincoln is a man worth learning from. I believe that even now, whenever people think about him, they would definitely remember him as a person who campaigned persistantly fo the equality of all men and regard him as a person who helped shape the world we live in now.
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