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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... conflict ensued , and the 4th of July , 1776 , is canonized in the hearts of the great and the good as the jubilee of oppressed nationalities ; and in the calendar of heroic deeds it marks a new era in the history of the race . " 69 ...
... conflict ensued , and the 4th of July , 1776 , is canonized in the hearts of the great and the good as the jubilee of oppressed nationalities ; and in the calendar of heroic deeds it marks a new era in the history of the race . " 69 ...
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... conflict might cease with , or even before , the conflict itself should cease . Each side looked for an easier triumph , and a result less fundamental and astounding . " 78 His listeners , therefore , must take " increased devotion " to ...
... conflict might cease with , or even before , the conflict itself should cease . Each side looked for an easier triumph , and a result less fundamental and astounding . " 78 His listeners , therefore , must take " increased devotion " to ...
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... conflict , His truth and His justice will manifest itself as the American people resolve their differences within the constitutional structure of the Union . Lincoln seeks to manifest God's will through the just intentions and actions ...
... conflict , His truth and His justice will manifest itself as the American people resolve their differences within the constitutional structure of the Union . Lincoln seeks to manifest God's will through the just intentions and actions ...
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... conflict and produce justice through the very contest of public opinions . 108 Thus , while Lincoln does not categorically equate popular opinion with the will of God , he also does not presume that equation whenever the public agrees ...
... conflict and produce justice through the very contest of public opinions . 108 Thus , while Lincoln does not categorically equate popular opinion with the will of God , he also does not presume that equation whenever the public agrees ...
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