In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that has stood the test of time because of the truth it laid plain ...

Before his historic presidency and before the legendary Lincoln-Douglas debates that would define his political rise, Abraham Lincoln began his campaign for U.S. Senate with a bold and stirring speech ...

Eight score and seven years ago, Abraham Lincoln gave his famous “house divided” speech to close out the 1858 Illinois Republican State Convention. He began with a candid appeal to understanding the ...