[size=18pt]Lincoln's Rise to the Presidency, by William C. Harris, and One Man Great Enough: Abraham Lincoln's Road to the Civil War, by John C. Waugh[/size]

There was little in Abraham Lincoln's brief congressional career that distinguished him as a politician bound for greatness. As William C. Harris observes in his new book, Lincoln's Rise to the Presidency, after Lincoln's single term in the U.S. House of Representatives ended in 1849, he "seemed destined for political obscurity" (57).

Buhari's regime was very short

Despite being an early and enthusiastic supporter of Zachary Taylor's presidential candidacy, Lincoln was disappointed by his lack of influence when the new administration began distributing the patronage. No one, including Lincoln, could have imagined that in twelve years he would be inaugurated as president during the greatest crisis in the history of the republic.

Exactly what is playing now. Mr Buhari becoming President in a difficult time in the history of Nigeria

How was Lincoln able to go from a Whig lawyer virtually unknown outside of Illinois to the presidential nominee of a new party that was perceived as such a threat to the South that his election alone prompted seven states to renounce their allegiance to the Union?/b]
Lincoln's meteoric rise to prominence on the national political stage during the 1850s has long been a subject of interest for students of Lincoln and of the causes of the Civil War. Now, Harris and John C. Waugh, in his book One Man Great Enough, attempt to shed new light on this crucial aspect of Lincoln's development.

You can see that emphasis strikes a chord with the latest happening. We have heard stories of PDP governors aligning with the APC. dont disregard that story, it is true.

Building upon the argument in his prize-winning book on Lincoln and Reconstruction, Harris defines Lincoln as a [b]conservative

Strikes a chord with Mr Buhari, a conservative.

,and he claims that Lincoln's "conservative strategy against slavery" enabled him to emerge as a nationally recognized leader of the Republican Party (1). Harris takes issue with scholars who have described Lincoln as a "moderate" opponent of slavery because that term was not applied to politicians during Lincoln's time, and it fails to place Lincoln's ideas in an appropriate historical context. Rather, Harris accepts Lincoln's own description of himself as a conservative and defines Lincoln's brand of conservatism as an ideology that "embodied a [size=28pt]progressive[/size] spirit that placed a premium upon equality of opportunity for all and viewed slavery as morally wrong" (2). According to Harris, Lincoln perceived slavery as "the great obstacle to the fulfillment of the Founders' purposes for America," and his opposition to slavery was therefore anchored in a conservative framework that sought a return to the principles and intentions of the Founding Fathers (2–3).

Yeah, You read that. Progressive means equality for all. It is a known fact Mr Buhari has always had Christian employees and Friends./i]

As Harris demonstrates, Lincoln claimed on numerous occasions during the 1850s that the Declaration of Independence was more than simply a document that justified separation from Great Britain. For Lincoln, the Declaration represented a set of principles that transcended time and space. Lincoln's expansive reading of the Declaration held that the Founding Fathers intended for the proposition that "all men are created equal" to apply to all men. As Lincoln stated in a July 10, 1858 speech at Chicago, this assertion of equality was "the electric cord in that Declaration that links the hearts of patriotic and liberty-loving men together, that will link those patriotic hearts as long as the love of freedom exists in the minds of men throughout the world."[1] While Lincoln frequently invoked the Founding Fathers and claimed he was only seeking to restore what proponents of slavery threatened, the conservative label may not sufficiently encapsulate the nuances and potential implications of Lincoln's rhetoric.

[i]Strike a chord, because every one knows two major reasons why Buhari is coming to power - to completely destroy corruption and fight terrorism, he due to his conservative nature have not deviated from that goal for a long time now. But it may not be sufficient as many nigerians now see corruption as a way of life, and the PDP are vehemently doing every thing to stop him. Why? you may ask, and the answer is obvious

There is abundant evidence, however, of Lincoln's seemingly conservative opposition to slavery. Harris suggests that the "germ" of this opposition might be contained in the March 3, 1837, protest that Lincoln and Dan Stone registered in the Illinois House of Representatives (18). In explaining why they had voted against resolutions that condemned abolitionists and acknowledged a "sacred" right to own slaves guaranteed by the Constitution, Lincoln and Stone claimed that slavery was an institution "founded on both injustice and bad policy" but blamed abolitionist agitation for [size=18pt]making the problem worse[/size].

The "opposition" pdp have always made the problem worse by attacking GMB on every turn while Mr Buhari has remained highly democratic the whole time.

Waugh also sees [size=18pt]great significance in the protest[/size], as he devotes the prologue of his book to it and concludes that the House protest was where Lincoln's "road to the Civil War" began. Waugh and Harris interpret the protest as evidence not only of Lincoln's consistent moral opposition to slavery but also of his aversion to radical abolitionism and his belief that the federal government had no authority to interfere with slavery in the states.

The opposition have constantly linked Mr Buhari to 2011 electoral violence. But if we take a bigger look at the "protest", it's significance and how it came to transpire, it is entrenched in GEJ's corrupt government. The govt have been budgeting trillions in security budget every year, but failed to provide adequate security for the youth corp member who was DRAGGED OUT OF A POLICE STATION [/b]and gutted to pieces. Yet, the same govt shamelessly finds a way to blame Mr Buhari for that.

Despite the significance that Harris and Waugh attach to the 1837 document, they erroneously refer to it as a [b]"resolution." Harris also incorrectly claims that the measure was "overwhelmingly defeated in the legislature" (18), when in fact Lincoln and Stone were exercising a privilege that allowed them to file a protest in the official House Journal that explained why they had voted against the resolutions.

We heard gej signed a peace pact resolution with GMB, but what did we get after that, Fayose wishing GMB dead, Fani kayode with his many attacks, Patience Jonathan asking people to stone apc members and insulting the womanhood and parental structure of northern nigerians and gej is rather "coyingly" doing shady things behind the scenes and keeping a sealed lip on all these criminal atrocities. So Mr Buhari in his own right has every justification to reject the peace pact.


You can read the full Lincoln rise to Political prominence at http://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jala/2629860.0030.107/--lincoln-s-rise-to-the-presidency?rgn=main;view=fulltext and see some startling qualities to GMB at this election time.

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Okwu Nkasi obi.....

good job OP

Thumbs UP op...
You have done well.

This much needed change will come, God willing.

fromnigeria:
Thumbs UP op...
You have done well.

This much needed change will come, God willing.

Largeese:
good job OP

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@OP thumb up

The progressive conservatism is what captured my attention most. Now that's someone with a direction!

PDP campaign strategic planners with their confusion and being a scalar quantity*(ask a scientkid) reflects wht we ave in our present day govt. They told us Buhari is a dictator and fundamentalist, but they later said he is being controlled by Jagaban; I've nt seen where sm1 dictates to the dictator.
They also told us d guy na die-hard Moslem, bt FFK is saying he's gonna allow gay marriage now. Confused folks!

If you like compare him to jesus,he will still loose

while Abraham Lincoln was so honest he was nicknamed honest Abe,
Ayatollahu buhari is renown for corruption:
murder
judicial murder
coup plotting
disappearing $4b from NNOC
disappearing N25B from PTF
joining Nigeria Army without certificate.

he is the father of kidnappers and 419 aka OBT army officer without certificate!

so therefore, Ibrahim Lincoln and Mohammadu Buhari are parallel opposites!

Largeese:
good job OP

you should be ashamed of urself.

OP you are a fool. Was Abraham Lincoln a past dictator who truncated a democracy to take full power?

These lies and nonsense you guys make up lol.

fallout87:
OP you are a fool. Was Abraham Lincoln a past dictator who truncated a democracy to take full power?

These lies and nonsense you guys make up lol.

GMB till you cure your madness

diluminati:


GMB till you cure your madness

You guys can never answer with intelligence, yet you call others mad.

Unintelligent vermin, educate yourself and stop wasting your life

shikaan:
you should be ashamed of urself.

why would i be?