by Gerald Boerner
We have just finished celebrating the birth of our nation back in 1776. The enabling document responsible was the Declaration of Independence. It set forth, in a flow of well-crafted words, the ideals sought in this new, democratic nation. It set us forth in the battle against the most powerful nation in the world at that point in time.
However, it did more than that. It gave us a set of guidelines to guide this nation during it infancy and toddler phases. This was brought to the forefront in the pre-Civil War debate over the abolition of slavery. It was used as justification of both sides in the debate.
In Lincoln’s series of debates with incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas in the race for Illinois Senate seat in the 1858 election. Please take a close look at the elements of this series of debates and especially the debate at Springfield, Illinois, on June 17, 1858 which references specific links to the Declaration of Independence. GLB
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“Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.”
— Abraham Lincoln
“Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.”
— Abraham Lincoln
“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.”
— Abraham Lincoln