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Jan 20, 2015 · In his introduction, Justice Clarence Thomas discusses how Lincoln used the ideological and structural underpinnings of those founding documents to defeat slavery and secure the liberties that the Republic was established to protect.
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- The University Press of Kentucky
- $40
- Hardcover
Since Abraham Lincoln's death, generations of Americans have studied his life, presidency, and leadership, often remaking him into a figure suited to the needs and interests of their own time. This illuminating volume takes a different approach to his political thought and practice.
“Lincoln believed justice required both human equality and government by consent of the governed and therefore was devoted to the principles of the Declaration of Independence as well as the practice of self-government as manifested in the Constitution and the rule of law” (129).
- Harold Holzer
- 2018
In his introduction, Justice Clarence Thomas discusses how Lincoln used the ideological and structural underpinnings of those founding documents to defeat slavery and secure the liberties that...
In his introduction, Justice Clarence Thomas discusses how Lincoln used the ideological and structural underpinnings of those founding documents to defeat slavery and secure the liberties that the Republic was established to protect.
- Lucas E. Morel, Clarence Thomas
- 2015
Introduction: Lincoln, Dred Scott, and the preservation of liberty / Clarence Thomas -- Part I. Lincoln's character -- "The great invention of the world": Lincoln and literature / Fred Kaplan -- Lincoln, Shakespeare, and tyranny / John Channing Briggs -- Lincoln and race / Michael Burlingame -- Learning to love Lincoln: Frederick Douglass's ...
In his introduction, Justice Clarence Thomas discusses how Lincoln used the ideological and structural underpinnings of those founding documents to defeat slavery and secure the liberties that the Republic was established to protect.
