Stevenson—Tragedy and Greatness.

Argues that Adlai Stevenson's acceptance of the ambassadorship to the United Nations and his unwillingness to relinquish it reveal most poignantly the desperation of his pursuit of power. Nature of a man's greatness; Ways to achieve power; Comparison between the greatness of Stevenson and former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln; Relevance of the difference between Lincoln and Stevenson for the latter's failure to gain political power; Criticism on the political ambitions of Stevenson.