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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... ( Emphasis added . ) It is left for Lincoln to describe how " men of sufficient talent and ambition " will exploit the diminished respect for law to subvert the American republic . Lincoln now adds religious devotion to a cause that so ...
... ( Emphasis added . ) It is left for Lincoln to describe how " men of sufficient talent and ambition " will exploit the diminished respect for law to subvert the American republic . Lincoln now adds religious devotion to a cause that so ...
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... ( Emphasis added . ) By appending " liberties " to " Union , " he reminded the nation of the purpose that the constitutional union serves . 86 Moreover , the liberty for which Americans fought the Revolutionary War is precisely what ...
... ( Emphasis added . ) By appending " liberties " to " Union , " he reminded the nation of the purpose that the constitutional union serves . 86 Moreover , the liberty for which Americans fought the Revolutionary War is precisely what ...
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... supplied , of which the reverend gentlemen around him were noble examples . " 103 ( Emphasis added . ) To be sure , the action or inaction of human beings can scarcely hinder their Maker . Nevertheless , Lincoln believes that if God ...
... supplied , of which the reverend gentlemen around him were noble examples . " 103 ( Emphasis added . ) To be sure , the action or inaction of human beings can scarcely hinder their Maker . Nevertheless , Lincoln believes that if God ...
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... emphasis added ) . Worldly justice will bear the mark of divine approbation as individuals take political action with pious humility . Lincoln expressed the same sentiment in an address to the New York legislature as he was making his ...
... emphasis added ) . Worldly justice will bear the mark of divine approbation as individuals take political action with pious humility . Lincoln expressed the same sentiment in an address to the New York legislature as he was making his ...
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