Abraham Lincoln's Letter To Herndon Analysis

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Often times, historical writings were a way for people to display contrasting viewpoints of how to preserve liberty. For example, Abraham Lincoln’s letter to William H. Herndon. At this point in time, Lincoln was just a railroad lawyer who believed a railroad would help unite the states together in union. The first thing that it is important to understand when reading this letter is to understand that they are talking about the past, the Mexican-American war had already ended. In this letter, Lincoln starts by explaining Herndon’s view, so that he can rationally debate against it. Herndon believed that “It is that if it shall become necessary to repel invasion, the President may, without violation of the Constitution, cross the line and invade

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