Lincoln

By Allen C. Guelzo

Subjects: Biography, Presidents, Social values, Religion, United states, politics and government, 1861-1865, Presidents, united states, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, Philosophy, Political and social views

Description: "Abraham Lincoln was a fatalist who promoted freedom; he was a classical liberal who couched liberalism's greatest deed - emancipation of the slaves - in the unliberal language of divine providence; he was a religious doubter who became a national icon bordering on religion; and he was a rights-oriented liberal who appealed to natural law when confronting slavery"--Provided by publisher.