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#8 - Lincoln's Lyceum Address
On the Eighth episode of The Constitutionalist, Shane Leary and Dr. Benjamin Kleinerman discuss Lincoln's speech, "The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions: Address Before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois," more commonly referred to as the Lyceum Address. Delivered by a young Lincoln of only 28 years of age, this speech is as helpful for our present political condition as it was in his time. In the course of the conversation, our co-hosts discuss mobocracy, the rule of law, and ambition, among other topics. For a copy of the Lyceum Address, click here…
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