“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” - John F. Kennedy

From “Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst

January 31

Lincoln was roundly criticized for an abysmal lack of leadership because he appeared to dither. The fact was he refused to move until he had gathered and evaluated all the relevant facts. His critics, by contrast, always had all the relevant facts; they always knew what to do and how to do it, and never seemed burdened with that pesky need to gather and sift.