I’m here for humanity. I’m here for peace. I’m here for the future, for the young. I’m here because I love America.” ...

Feb. 16—Before he was elected president, Abraham Lincoln visited the Montgomery County Courthouse in 1859. Lincoln, who had lost a bid for the U.S. Senate the year before to Stephen A. Douglas, ...

Lincoln’s second inaugural address is one of the most consequential presidential speeches in U.S. history, both for its eloquence and its impact. At only 703 words, it was the third shortest inaugural ...

Lincoln’s second inaugural address is one of the most consequential presidential speeches in U.S. history, both for its eloquence and its impact. At only 703 words, it was the third shortest inaugural ...

When Abraham Lincoln ran for president, he didn't campaign on his own behalf. That was deemed unseemly in the political climate of the 1860s. Instead, other speakers hit the hustings to tout the man ...

Many local residents have heard something about Abraham Lincoln’s so-called “Lost Speech,” delivered in downtown Bloomington on May 29, 1856. Yet most folks don’t know the story about the time when ...

On Friday, a group of activists gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for a rally to kick off the "No Kings" protests ...

What happened in Bloomington 169 years ago, on Thursday May 29, 1856, ignited Abraham Lincoln’s march to the presidency, and eventually led to the Civil War-era 13th, 14th and 15 amendments, which ...

pt. 1. Political oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War -- pt. 2. Political oratory from Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton v. 1. Political oratory from the Revolution to the Civil War -- Argument ...

EVENDALE, Ohio (WKRC) — A neo-Nazi rally last Friday has prompted questions about the difference between hate speech and free speech. The demonstration on an I-75 overpass on the border of Evendale ...

“The old courtroom opposite, shone resplendent in the coruscation (shining) of 11 tallow candles glued on top of the nether sashes of the windows … and where, with no preliminaries or introduction, Mr ...

Following the completion of President Barack Obama’s second inaugural address, the hosts of MSNBC praised the president for delivering a “Lincoln-esque,” “progressive,” “forthrightly liberal” speech.