On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
His first inauguration arrested the fall of the Republic, and the second was to restore it to enduring foundations.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “His first inauguration arrested the fall of the Republic, and the second was to restore it to enduring foundations.”
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Douglass assesses the profound historical significance of Abraham Lincoln's two inaugurations for the survival and restoration of the American Republic.
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