Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America Inskeep Steve
Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America Inskeep Steve A compelling and nuanced exploration of Abraham Lincoln's political acumen, illuminating a great politician's strategy in a…
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Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America Inskeep Steve
A compelling and nuanced exploration of Abraham Lincoln's political acumen, illuminating a great politician's strategy in a country divided--and lessons for our own disorderly presentIn 1855, with the United States at odds over slavery, the lawyer Abraham Lincoln wrote a note to his best friend, the son of a Kentucky slaveowner. But he added: "If for this you and I must differ, differ we must," and said they would be friends forever. Lincoln rebuked his friend for failing to oppose slavery.
Democracy demanded it, since even an adversary had a vote. Throughout his life and political career, Lincoln often agreed to disagree. The man who went on to become America's sixteenth president has assumed many roles in our historical consciousness, but most notable is that he was, unapologetically, a politician.
And as Steve Inskeep argues, it was because he was willing to
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