An Assumption of Superiority
Becoming Lincoln
English - June 12, 2024 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsSociety & Culture History abraham lincoln illinois pioneer indiana kentucky slavery civil war president Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In an attempt to respond to Stephen Douglas' relentless race-baiting, Abraham Lincoln reaches the moral nadir of his political life. But from the depths of this disaster he starts finding an argument that he will wield with far more effectiveness in the later debates.
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