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A century and a half after its delivery, Lincoln’s Second Inaugural illustrates the balance between principle and prudence that defines his statesmanship. Read in light of the first major speech that stands at the other bookend of his career, the Lyceum Address of 1838, the Second Inaugural shows Lincoln applying principle to concrete circumstance, accepting the authority of tradition and moderating...
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