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5 days ago · This program was streamed live on March 27, 2024, as part of our America’s Town Hall series. We the People. Lincoln’s Lessons: Then and Now. Historians Harold Holzer and Sidney Blumenthal discuss lessons from Abraham Lincoln’s legacy on immigration, voting rights, and more. 00:00:00.
May 14, 2024 · Opinion. These torchlit young marchers helped to save American democracy. They called themselves the Wide Awakes. They are a lesson in building a political movement. Grand procession of Wide ...
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2 days ago · In Our Ancient Faith, Allen C. Guelzo, a research scholar in the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, explains how Lincoln’s deeply held and unshakeable faith in democracy developed, and how it guided his governing philosophy during the Civil War.
2 days ago · Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.—died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the 16th president of the United States (1861–65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.
Apr 30, 2024 · Lincoln faced down the greatest threat to democracy in American history, at least so far. And Guelzo sees democracy threatened today by income inequality, cultural polarization, and bureaucracy that substitutes for representative legislation. I’m most interested, though, in the relationship between democracy and culture.
May 20, 2024 · The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time. – Abe Lincoln. Discover a collection of famous quotes by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. Explore Lincoln's profound wisdom, leadership, and enduring words that continue to inspire and resonate today.
2 days ago · Abraham Lincoln ( / ˈlɪŋkən / LING-kən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
