What is your best one-word description of President Abraham Lincoln's character?

[David Lockmiller]

Who wrote the following words on page 1 of his Lincoln book and what was the title of the book?

"In the construction of his official family Lincoln displayed the qualities that were to distinguish his administration. Independence of opinion, absolute reliance on his own judgment, a willingness to listen to advice, a readiness to compromise, so long as the main object was achieved, and a logically thought out scheme of action -- all these well-known Lincoln characteristics were ultimately brought to bear in making this, his first great decision."

The answers to this two-part question are on this thread.