Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning PointStackpole Books, 2008 M06 13 - 400 páginas The pivotal speech that changed the course of Lincoln's career and America's history. Complete examination of the speech, including the full text delivered in 1854 in Peoria, Illinois. |
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... Declaration of Independence " an abstract truth , applicable to all men and all times " ABRAHAM LINCOLN , APRIL 6 , 1859 " Stand with anybody that stands RIGHT . Stand with him while he is right and PART with him when he goes wrong ...
... Declaration of Independence " an abstract truth , applicable to all men and all times " ABRAHAM LINCOLN , APRIL 6 , 1859 " Stand with anybody that stands RIGHT . Stand with him while he is right and PART with him when he goes wrong ...
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... Declaration of Independence 103 National Expansion and Compromise 110 The Compromise of 1850 119 Popular Sovereignty and Slavery 126 Race and Prejudice 135 Nationhood and Union Principle and Policy 138 140 V. THE ROAD FROM PEORIA 153 ...
... Declaration of Independence 103 National Expansion and Compromise 110 The Compromise of 1850 119 Popular Sovereignty and Slavery 126 Race and Prejudice 135 Nationhood and Union Principle and Policy 138 140 V. THE ROAD FROM PEORIA 153 ...
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... declaration of independence - repeal all past history , you still can not repeal human nature . It still will be the abundance of man's heart that slavery extension is wrong ; and out of the abundance of his heart , his mouth will ...
... declaration of independence - repeal all past history , you still can not repeal human nature . It still will be the abundance of man's heart that slavery extension is wrong ; and out of the abundance of his heart , his mouth will ...
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... Declaration of Independence . That " all men are created equal , " with the “ inalienable right to liberty , ” was , for Lincoln , a universal principle that Americans must not ignore . With research and study conducted in the State ...
... Declaration of Independence . That " all men are created equal , " with the “ inalienable right to liberty , ” was , for Lincoln , a universal principle that Americans must not ignore . With research and study conducted in the State ...
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... Declaration of Independence. In Lincoln's antislavery statecraft, abstract principles were joined to a bold but prudential wisdom, expressed in unforgettable argu- ment and action. These principles would later inform the letter and ...
... Declaration of Independence. In Lincoln's antislavery statecraft, abstract principles were joined to a bold but prudential wisdom, expressed in unforgettable argu- ment and action. These principles would later inform the letter and ...
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THE IDEAS AND ARGUMENTS 101 | 101 |
V THE ROAD FROM PEORIA 153 | 153 |
VI CHALLENGING DRED SCOTT THE SUPREME COURT AND DOUGLAS 189 | 189 |
VII PEORIA CHARACTERIZES THE LINCOLN PRESIDENCY 217 | 217 |
VIII CODA 257 | 257 |
Full Text of Speech at Peoria Illinois 289 | 289 |
Acknowledgments 329 | 329 |
Milestones in the Lives of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas 341 | 341 |
Notes 352 | 352 |
Bibliography 382 | 382 |
Index 396 | 396 |
Back Cover | 413 |
IX THE PEORIA SPEECH AND THE HISTORIANS RECORD 269 | 269 |
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Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point : Getting Right with the Declaration of ... Lewis E. Lehrman Vista de fragmentos - 2008 |
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