Question

Lincoln was transformed from a politician at this point into an authentic, transformational leader. He carried this country through a war and managed to keep this country together, truly preserving the Union, and also ending the institution that allowed for people to own other people as property. Please discuss what were the qualities, characteristics, or any other attributes that made this so. Was he not the same man? What changed between the two speeches? What changed that made him the type of leader that inspired awe, loyalty, and, in others, hatred. Was he the type of effective leader that America needed in one of its darkest hours? if so why, if not, why not?

Answer 1

Lincoln was concerned with solving the problems of poor and devastated people and was extremely empathetic towards them since he also suffered through poverty in his early years. He wanted to make America a truly great nation and wanted to serve his country with utmost dedication and hard work. These were the qualities and characteristics that made him different from others and made people look at him in awe and loyalty. However some sections of people were jealous of his huge popularity and of his achievements and wanted him to be destroyed, and looked at him in hatred. This was purely because they did not accept him as their leader due to his rise from a poor background.

He was the same man as before but gained confidence of his ability and power to transform the nation once he believed in himself. He was full with dedication and motivation and imparted the same feeling in others as well which gave others confidence and belief that they can together change the destiny of America and make it a powerful nation.

In my opinion, he was the type of effective leader that America needed in its darkest hours since he had the ability to transform the nation and serve its peolle with utmost vigour and motivation. He was the kind of leader that made things possible and was very effective in implementation of his strategies and changes that were required.

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