On the other hand, Donald opined in his 1996 biography that Lincoln was distinctly endowed with the personality trait of negative capability, defined by the poet John Keats and attributed to extraordinary leaders who were "content in the midst of uncertainties and doubts, and not compelled toward fact or reason".
ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ hˈænd, dˈɑːnəld oʊpˈaɪnd ɪn hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks baɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ðæt lˈɪŋkən wʌz dɪstˈɪŋktli ɛndˈaʊd wɪððə pˌɜːsənˈælᵻɾi tɹˈeɪt ʌv nˈɛɡətˌɪv kˌeɪpəbˈɪlᵻɾi, dᵻfˈaɪnd baɪ ðə pˈoʊɪt dʒˈɑːn kˈiːts ænd ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tʊ ɛkstɹˈoːɹdɪnˌɛɹi lˈiːdɚz hˈuː wɜː "kˈɑːntɛnt ɪnðə mˈɪdst ʌv ʌnsˈɜːtəntiz ænd dˈaʊts, ænd nˌɑːt kəmpˈɛld təwˈɔːɹd fˈækt ɔːɹ ɹˈiːzən".