Abraham Lincoln Research Paper

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Abraham Lincoln as an Artist What is an artist? Can only certain people be considered as artists? Are you an artist? An artist is a person who is exceptionally skilled at something. It could be anyone with great leadership, or one who had an extraordinary impact on the world. An artist is not just anybody who can paint abstract figures on an open canvas. Abraham Lincoln was an artist because of his astounding leadership and view of the world that changed everyone’s perspective. First, Abraham Lincoln’s public career started with him expressing that he supported anti- slavery. When Lincoln started his presidency, there were fourteen slavery states, and they were all located in the south. He worked his hardest to get those southern states to go anti-slavery as well. Lincoln raised an army and navy of nearly three million northern men to fight against two million southern men to end slavery and have unity. In one of Lincoln’s last speeches he states that slaves should be allowed to vote. “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves” (Abraham Lincoln Quotes). He fought for unity and wouldn’t let the southern states away with slavery. In one of his lectures about slavery, he …show more content…
Abraham Lincoln had three great qualities. One was his understanding of all men. When a man was brought in to be killed for his misconduct, Lincoln would instead try to understand why he did what he did. “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” (A Leadership Thought to Ponder). Lincoln was not an egotistical man. When he had to speak to people or act on to something, he would ponder on how it would reflect on his profession, not on himself. He discoursed to groups as if using another’s mind not his. He didn’t want people to do or believe something he said just because it was him that said it. He faced many challenges, and always managed to get it