An observation in retrospect allows one to conclude that over the course of history, there have been political leaders who compromised and leaders who did not compromise but rather stuck to their principles and objectives. The view that aligns more closely with mine is that effective leaders should not compromise. Such effectiveness can be seen in the case of Abraham Lincoln, James Donavon and
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America and the reason why there is still a ‘united states’ of America. He freed the slaves and was the martyr of the American Civil War. His refusal to compromise was one of the major reasons why he was very effective as a leader. At the time of the civil war, the northern states of America