A Nation Divided
“The time has come,” Abraham Lincoln assured his advisers, “when these sentiments should be uttered; and if it is decreed that I should go down because of this speech, then let me go down linked to the truth—let me die in the advocacy of what is just and right.” Lincoln was preparing for perhaps the most controversial speech of his life. It was 1858. His future as a presidential candidate was on the line. All of his advisers pleaded against delivering the speech. But he was determined to do so, even if it meant ruin politically. Читать дальше...
