Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States and served from 1861 to 1865. He was born on 12th February 1809 and died on 15th April 1865. Abraham Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War. He promoted rapid modernization of the economy through banks, canals, railroads and tarrifs to encourage the building of factories.
The Qualities That Made Abraham Lincoln A Great Leader Are:
1) Abraham Lincoln listened to everyone’s opinion and then made a final decision.
2) He had the ability to acknowledge errors, learn from them and move.
3) He was willing to share the credit for success.
4) He was willing to share the credit for failure.
5) He was aware of his strengths and weaknesses.
6) He had the ability to control his emotions.
7) He spent more time talking with public and made a point of shaking everyone’s hand and speaking to each individual.
8) He made concepts simple and communicated with an understanding of the concerns of his members.
9) He communicated his goals to his countrymen.
1. America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
2. Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
3. Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.
4. Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
5. You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
6. We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.
7. In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
8. Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
9. Don’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.
10. I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
BY SHWETA TIWARI
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