Lincoln has been also admired by political figures outside the U.S., including German political theorist Karl Marx, Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Libyan revolutionary Muammar Gaddafi.
lˈɪŋkən hˈæzbiːn ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐdmˈaɪɚd baɪ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl fˈɪɡjɚz aʊtsˈaɪd ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs., ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ dʒˈɜːmən pəlˈɪɾɪkəl θˈiəɹɪst kˈɑːɹl mˈɑːɹks, ˈɪndiən ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns lˈiːdɚ mˈæhætmə ɡˈɑːndi, fˈɔːɹmɚ laɪbˈiəɹiːən pɹˈɛzɪdənt ˈɛlən dʒˈɑːnsən sˈɜːliːf, ænd lˈɪbɪən ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi mjˈuːæmɚ ɡˈædæfi.