Category Archives: Lincoln

On Everydays We Wear Pink

Posted on April 23, 2016 by nshah210

In class we discussed pretty briefly about Mob Rule and how it pertains to Abraham Lincoln’s reading. That really got me thinking as to do we have mob rule today and how effective is their course of action and does … Continue reading →

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Lincoln’s “Perpetuation” Speech: In the News

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Jennet Kirkpatrick

Check out “The Man the Founders Feared” for a shout out to Lincoln’s “The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions.”

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American ideas in the Chinese Student Movement

Posted on December 11, 2011 by bkemeter

In this class we have broken down the issues of democracy as the pertain to the American lifestyle. From Kemis and Rand to Shklar to Madison, all the topics have drawn on American History. The exportation of American Democracy to … Continue reading →

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Violence Justifiable?

Posted on December 11, 2011 by erikamir

In reading the last two authors for our course, Henry D. Thoreau and President Abraham Lincoln, several questions were raised on the issue of violence.  Is violence justified? If it is, how so or in which cases? Why some violence … Continue reading →

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Russian Election Fraud Protests, Applying Thoreau’s and Lincoln’s Logic

Posted on December 11, 2011 by emmasag

          Lately the news seems to be filled with updates on the latest protests across the world, from Occupy Wall Street protests in the U.S., to election credibility issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Russia. More … Continue reading →

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