Hey Orrin, These leadership lessons through history are outstanding . Thanks for taking the time to put this together . I think these are important because of both the lack of historical knoweledge and the leadership void are country is currently facing . We will be richer because of your shared wisdom. Your last two comments really hit home regarding the opportunities leaders get to either make or miss making an impact in history. Three examples come to mind . The first example was found in the lesson from the Bible when Joshua and Caleb were sent to spy the Caanan camp . They visualized an opportunity but the rest of the camp became fearful of the " giants " and overruled them because of fear . In the Robert E. Lee book some might agree that the Gettysburg loss was due to inactivity from Longstreets failure to act according to strategy . He either had a " better " idea or became fearful to act . The third example comes from an unlikey hero named Frances Marion who supported the southern campaign of the American Revolution from the Carolina swamps . He took the cause of freedom seriously and faced the fear and decided to act . Thanks again for getting the leadership lessons we can learn from great books and gleaning from your experience and wisdom.