Speeches
Abraham Lincoln, Speech on the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise, 1856
Lincoln’s speech opposing the Kansas-Nebraska Act and reflecting on the relationship between popular government and moral principle.
Abraham Lincoln, House Divided Speech (1858)
Speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln at the Republican State Convention in Springfield, Illinois on June 16, 1858
Abraham Lincoln, Second Lecture on Discoveries and Inventions (1859)
Lincoln’s 1859 lecture on the social consequences of technological developments.
Abraham Lincoln, Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society (1859)
Lincoln’s address discussing the connection between technology, labor, freedom, and slavery.
Abraham Lincoln, Cooper Union Address (1860)
Lincoln’s speech arguing that America’s founders intended to restrict the spread of slavery.
Abraham Lincoln, Farewell Address (1861)
Lincoln’s heartfelt remarks upon departing Illinois for Washington to be inaugurated.
Abraham Lincoln, Address in Independence Hall (1861)
Lincoln’s reflections on the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the brewing crisis over secession, delivered a few weeks before his inauguration.
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