Sidney M. Milkis and Michael Nelson, as quoted in The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776–2014, p. 179
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Lincoln had long believed that slavery was incompatible with the Union and that the nation was threaded together by a set of principles that required equality before the law.

— Sidney M. Milkis

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Lincoln had long believed that slavery was incompatible with the Union and that the nation was threaded together by a set of principles that required equality before the law." in the context of "Sidney M. Milkis and Michael Nelson, as quoted in The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776–2014, p. 179" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Abraham Lincoln

About Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught lawyer and politician, steered the United States through its most tumultuous period, the Civil War. His unwavering commitment to preserving the Union and abolishing slavery forever altered the course of American history and enshrined him as a champion of equality and justice.