Lincoln's Sacred Effort: Defining Religion's Role in American Self-GovernmentLucas Morel examines what the public life of Abraham Lincoln teaches about the role of religion in a self-governing society. Lincoln's understanding of the requirements of republican government led him to accommodate and direct religious sentiment toward responsible self-government. As a successful republic requires a moral or self-controlled people, Lincoln believed, the moral and religious sensibilities of a society should be nurtured. |
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... field , " and " we should do this . " Nevertheless , " in a larger sense , we can not dedicate— we can not consecrate - we can not hallow - this ground . " Lincoln and those in attendance " should " dedicate the grounds because those ...
... field , " and " we should do this . " Nevertheless , " in a larger sense , we can not dedicate— we can not consecrate - we can not hallow - this ground . " Lincoln and those in attendance " should " dedicate the grounds because those ...
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... field for the dead , who have already consecrated the grounds by their actions on behalf of the Union and the cause of freedom , the living should dedicate themselves to the cause of the dead . It is as if the living should now take the ...
... field for the dead , who have already consecrated the grounds by their actions on behalf of the Union and the cause of freedom , the living should dedicate themselves to the cause of the dead . It is as if the living should now take the ...
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... field and at home were not unanimous in anti - slavery sentiment , especially not as a reason for risking life , limb , and property against their southern brethren . With the Emancipation Proclamation taking effect on January 1 , 1863 ...
... field and at home were not unanimous in anti - slavery sentiment , especially not as a reason for risking life , limb , and property against their southern brethren . With the Emancipation Proclamation taking effect on January 1 , 1863 ...
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