Lincoln's Legacy & Leadership Virtues

As we approach the Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, reflect on why we hold "Honest Abe" in such high regard. The majority of Americans consider Lincoln to be our greatest President and some have called him the greatest American to ever live. Why? Isn't it because of his CHARACTER that was expressed in such qualities as Honesty, Integrity, Perseverance/diligence, Fortitude/indomitable will, Respect/magnanimous, Responsibility/duty/citizenship, Justice/fairness, Compassion/Empathy, Courage (moral not physical), Pragmatism/principled realism, and Prudence?

(KF`- Feb. 12, 2008).

Watch this space for more information, but in the meantime, check out these fine resourses on Lincoln's Leadership Virtues and Bicentennial activities:

• Lincoln’s Virtues – An Ethical Biography, by William Lee Miller, Vintage Books (Random House), 2002
• Lincoln on Leadership, by Donald T. Phillips, Warner Books (Time Warner), 1992
• The Words Lincoln Lived By, by Gene Griessman, Fireside (Simon & Schuster), 1997
• Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Simon & Schuster, 2006
• Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words, by Douglas Wilson, Alfred A. Knopf, 2006
• “A Character Profile of Abraham Lincoln”, by John C. Maxwell, 2006, http://www.businessreform.com/article.php?articleID=11839

Also visit:

Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (US)

Lincoln Illinois Bicentennial Commission