I assume every kid has heard the Gettysburg Address (we had to recite it from memory) which hearkens to ideals stated at the founding our our country. Our execution of those ideals has been a very mixed bag, considering slaughter and displacement of native peoples and of slavery, among other things, but Lincoln, appealing to "the better …
I assume every kid has heard the Gettysburg Address (we had to recite it from memory) which hearkens to ideals stated at the founding our our country. Our execution of those ideals has been a very mixed bag, considering slaughter and displacement of native peoples and of slavery, among other things, but Lincoln, appealing to "the better angels of our nature" did what he could apply our founding democratic ideals in more tangible ways. From primary school to high school, I recall my teachers, in public schools in Northern Ohio, spoke with literal reverence of Lincoln; and Lincoln had his own national holiday, which was a stimulant for schoolroom discussions. Lincoln had helped to launch the "Republican" party. I can imagine he might have some choice words for what has become of it.
I assume every kid has heard the Gettysburg Address (we had to recite it from memory) which hearkens to ideals stated at the founding our our country. Our execution of those ideals has been a very mixed bag, considering slaughter and displacement of native peoples and of slavery, among other things, but Lincoln, appealing to "the better angels of our nature" did what he could apply our founding democratic ideals in more tangible ways. From primary school to high school, I recall my teachers, in public schools in Northern Ohio, spoke with literal reverence of Lincoln; and Lincoln had his own national holiday, which was a stimulant for schoolroom discussions. Lincoln had helped to launch the "Republican" party. I can imagine he might have some choice words for what has become of it.
Oddly, I don’t think my grandkids have.