Peter W. Schramm, "Douglass and Lincoln" (12 February 2009), Claremont Review of Books
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The United States started out in 1776 throwing off the accident and force that ruled by hereditary right in the old world, inviting mankind to respect the equal rights of human nature and the revolutionary choice of government by consent.
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About United States
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