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And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham, Jon Meacham
4.0
The epilogue succinctly captures the essence of this book: “In life, Lincoln’s motives were moral as well as political—a reminder that our finest presidents are those committed to bringing a flawed nation closer to the light, a mission that requires an understanding that politics divorced from conscience is fatal to the American experiment in liberty under law. In years of peril he pointed the country toward a future that was superior to the past and to the present; in years of strife he held steady. Lincoln’s life shows us that progress can be made by fallible and fallen presidents and peoples—which, in a fallible and fallen world, should give us hope.”
The author did an outstanding job of building Lincoln's story from beginning to end as that of an ordinary man; one who acknowledged his own faults and shortcomings but who also worked tirelessly to bring people together to right wrongs, standing on his principles, knowing his life was constantly at stake in the bargain. Jon Meacham said, "His achievement is remarkable not because he was otherworldly, or saintly, or savior-like, but because he was what he was—an imperfect man seeking to bring a more perfect Union into being.”
Lincoln was a man who stepped up and met the tense challenges of his era with astonishing courage and careful determination, without reservation or concern for popular opinion. He was a steadfast leader that served in such a unique way that makes it difficult to imagine anyone else being able to accomplish what he did at the historic time he did it, because it ultimately cost him his life, and yet he never flinched or hesitated to do what he felt was necessary to save the country. This is what moxie looks like.
The author did an outstanding job of building Lincoln's story from beginning to end as that of an ordinary man; one who acknowledged his own faults and shortcomings but who also worked tirelessly to bring people together to right wrongs, standing on his principles, knowing his life was constantly at stake in the bargain. Jon Meacham said, "His achievement is remarkable not because he was otherworldly, or saintly, or savior-like, but because he was what he was—an imperfect man seeking to bring a more perfect Union into being.”
Lincoln was a man who stepped up and met the tense challenges of his era with astonishing courage and careful determination, without reservation or concern for popular opinion. He was a steadfast leader that served in such a unique way that makes it difficult to imagine anyone else being able to accomplish what he did at the historic time he did it, because it ultimately cost him his life, and yet he never flinched or hesitated to do what he felt was necessary to save the country. This is what moxie looks like.