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Excellent! It is always a rush to encounter again such a rhetorician as Lincoln was--the ever-quotable one!
Got me to thinking: We don't celebrate the Confederate President's birthday. What was his name again? His birthdate?
Does this mean that he was inarticulate? That he wasn't in Lincoln's league?
Or does this mean that we celebrate the words of the winner? And, does that mean that when we explain the characteristics of the winner that we are also offering, by implication, a recipe for others to follow if they want to be winners?
Was this other Pres less "real, sincere and genuine"? Does this mean that leaders who are interpreted to have those personality characteristics will "win"? Is there any reliable correlation at all? Hitler was said to be mesmerizing in his public speeches. Did he fail because he was NOT "real, sincere and genuine?
Robert E. Lee was "real, sincere and genuine." He lost. So we don't quote him as often. He had more to say about leadership than did Lincoln.
Thanks for the provocation.
Posted by: Lee Thayer | February 22, 2007 at 05:25 AM
Aloha Lee, thank you for stopping by! It was wonderful to take your link and find your new blog too!
In regards to your thoughts here, I'd venture to say that while it may appear we defer to the winner, we are actually celebrating the winning thought which Abraham Lincoln championed - freedom, and the right we all claim to have it.
Posted by: Rosa Say | February 22, 2007 at 07:08 AM