The More I Have Studied Lincoln, The More I Have Followed His Thought Processes, The More I Am Convinced That He Understood Leadership Better Than Any Other American President. - SearchQuotes

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The more I have studied Lincoln, the more I have followed his thought processes, the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better than any other American president.

David Herbert Donald

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