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A reassessment of American history, emphasizing the foundational role of Abraham Lincoln's moral and political theory. John Patrick Diggins argues that in the central tenets of Lincoln's political faith, we find the purest expression of the values that have guided American history.
First Sentence
"WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS," WROTE NOVELIST SAUL Bellow in Herzog, "is a good five-cent synthesis."
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Authors & Contributors
- John P. Diggins (Author)
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