Political Speeches and Debates of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas

The best book on the principles of republican governmentThis book contains all the important speeches of “The Giants” from 1854 to 1861, giving a full history of the Slavery Question and the great constitutional questions involved, from the beginning of the nation to the outbreak of the Civil War. Though the great Civil War is a thing of the past, the principles over which the war was fought will live till the national life is extinct. The vital question of that day and of today is whether “government of the people, for the people, by the people” should remain or be destroyed.In this book the FOUNDATION of the republican principles in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution is explained.“Every man has a right to all that may conduce to his pleasure, if he does not inflict pain on anyone else. This is one of the broadest maxims of human nature, and I cannot therefore see how its supporters can be fairly called upon to defend it — the burden of proof lies, not on the advocates of freedom, but on the advocates of restraint.” – Macaulay. Read more