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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... following the Battle of Gettysburg , Lincoln recalls the Founding declaration of human equality as a " self - evident truth . " He then goes on to call the southern rebellion " an effort to overthrow the principle that all 16 Chapter One.
... following the Battle of Gettysburg , Lincoln recalls the Founding declaration of human equality as a " self - evident truth . " He then goes on to call the southern rebellion " an effort to overthrow the principle that all 16 Chapter One.
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... southern brethren . With the Emancipation Proclamation taking effect on January 1 , 1863 , a March 1863 draft law only exacerbated the problem . Lincoln would acknowledge in his Second Inaugural Address , " Neither anticipated that the ...
... southern brethren . With the Emancipation Proclamation taking effect on January 1 , 1863 , a March 1863 draft law only exacerbated the problem . Lincoln would acknowledge in his Second Inaugural Address , " Neither anticipated that the ...
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... southern states . A Union victory hastened by the renewed efforts of listeners inspired by Lincoln's Gettysburg Address will result only from the actions of those determined not to let self - government die at the hands of what can now ...
... southern states . A Union victory hastened by the renewed efforts of listeners inspired by Lincoln's Gettysburg Address will result only from the actions of those determined not to let self - government die at the hands of what can now ...
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