Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits
by Clark S. Beardslee
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About this eBook
- Author
- Beardslee, Clark S. (Clark Smith), 1850-1914
- Title
- Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians
- Credits
- Produced by Roberta Staehlin, David Garcia, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)
- Subject
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Psychology
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 38582
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38582
- Release Date
- January 15, 2012
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S CARDINAL TRAITS
- 2.PREFACE
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.LINCOLN'S CARDINAL TRAITS
- 5.PART I. INTRODUCTION — Lincoln's Mental Energy — Lincoln's Moral Earnestness
- 6.PART II. ANALYSIS — His Reverence for Law—Conscience — His Jealousy for Liberty—Free-Will — His Kindliness—Love — His Pureness—Life — His Constancy—Truth — His Humility—Worth
- 7.PART III. SYNTHESIS — Lincoln's Moral Unison
- 8.PART IV. STUDIES — His Symmetry—The Problem of Beauty — His Composure—The Problem of Pessimism — His Authority—The Problem of Government — His Versatility—The Problem of Mercy — His Patience—The Problem of Meekness — His Rise From Poverty—The Problem of Industrialism — His Philosophy—The Problem of Reality — His Theodicy—The Problem of Evil — His Piety—The Problem of Religion — His Logic—The Problem of Persuasion — His Personality—The Problem of Psychology
- 9.PART V. CONCLUSION — Lincoln's Character — Lincoln's Preference
- 10.AN EPILOGUE — Addressed to Theologians
- 11.LINCOLN'S SECOND INAUGURAL
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