Was Abraham Lincoln a revolutionist?

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2 mars 2020

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Les grandes figures historiques dans les lettres et les arts

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Olivier Frayssé, « Was Abraham Lincoln a revolutionist? », Les grandes figures historiques dans les lettres et les arts, ID : 10.54563/gfhla.314

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The word revolution carries several meanings, three of which are relevant in the case of Abraham Lincoln. The one that is not is the astronomical sense, since Lincoln never went full circle, except from ashes to ashes and dust to dust. Revolution means change, upheaval, and, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, “especially a dramatic or wide-reaching change in conditions, the state of affairs, etc.” That includes “the overthrow of an established government or social order by those previou …

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