RE: Food for thought! Abraham Lincoln Today
(07-07-2013, 07:21 AM)J. Beckert Wrote: I think Lincoln's thoughts regarding welfare, as were probably the thoughts of most folks at the time, could be summed up in the words he wrote to his half-brother, John Johnston. If you're able bodied - go find some means of gainful employment. Don't sit back and expect the Government, or anyone else, to provide for you.
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Lincoln couldn't get nominated by any party nowadays, if only because of his looks.
I wrote this article for Lincoln's birthday this year: Would Abraham Lincoln Be a Democrat Today?
By the way, I myself belong to no political party.
I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice; and have received a great deal of kindness, not quite free from ridicule. I am used to it. (Letter to James H. Hackett, November 2, 1863)
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Food for thought! Abraham Lincoln Today
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