Independence Day 2026: Lincoln on the Declaration of Independence and the 4th of July
In the 1850s, Abraham Lincoln’s rhetoric was suffused with a profound sense of loss. He considered it shameful national backsliding that a new affirmative defense of slavery had arisen in the South. At the time of the Founding our nation … Continue reading →
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