Favorite Lincoln Halloween quotes: “A house divided against itself cannot stand Halloween tricks.” “With malice toward none, with peanut butter cups for all.” “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you can never get away with offering healthy treats on Halloween.” […]
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WWLD: Lincoln and the Debt Ceiling
Posted by Will Nelligan Published in Recent News, What Would Lincoln Do?In the days leading up to our expert panel at Ford’s Theatre, we thought it might be useful to scan the headlines for the latest in Lincoln invocations, political or otherwise. In other words, who’s actually asking, “what would Lincoln do (WWLD)?” Just this week, Sean Wilentz, a professor of history at Princeton University who […]
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Introducing “What Would Lincoln Do?”
Posted by Matthew Pinsker Published in History Online, Recent News, What Would Lincoln Do?I am moderating a special panel at Ford’s Theatre on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm on the always relevant topic of “What Would Lincoln Do? Understanding How Lincoln Gets Used (And Abused) in Today’s Washington.” This is part of the closing phase of the “Understanding Lincoln” online course (which the House Divided Project produces with […]
