Abraham Lincoln: An Effective Leader

Abraham Lincoln played a fundamental role in American history. He is vastly remembered for his actions and leadership abilities throughout his years of presidency. His legacy lives on to this day and continues to greatly influences fellow leaders and many upcoming leaders to value their work and aspire for the better of the country as he did during his time. Abraham Lincoln is an influential role model who many look up to and expresses various righteous qualities of leadership. One can agree that Lincoln was in fact an exceptional leader because he possessed qualities such as integrity, courage and was extremely results oriented that make him strongly remembered to this day.
Abraham Lincoln was not born into a wealthy family however he did not allow that to be an obstacle. He strived to “rise to the top with the kind of sureness and dignity that does honor to a democratic country” (What today's leaders could learn from those we honor on Presidents' Day). He always held the country’s best interest in mind over his own proving how
Even in desperate times Lincoln always managed to keep it together and not punish anyone else for the events taking place. In one of Lincoln's early senate campaigns he stated a very powerful quote that impacted how many saw society back then and this quote still holds great truth to this day. He claimed that "A house divided against itself cannot stand." The meaning behind this quote is that a nation can not flourish if it is divided with people seeking different goals, we must all stand together as one in order to ensure greatness in our future and to instill the pathway for future generations to