Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln to the Rescue

Original image from the Library of Congress / Photo colorization by Sanna Dullaway

It is tempting in times of great political strife and division—like Lincoln’s and our own—to pine for leaders who transcend politics.  A look at what the presidential hopefuls of 2012 can learn from the master politician of 1862

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