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Historian and journalist. Ideas Editor @TheAtlantic.

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    1. Yoni Appelbaum‏Verified account @YAppelbaum 9 Jun 2016

      The thing about the Lincoln-Douglas debate is that each one lasted 3 hours, and in the end, Douglas--not Lincoln--won the election.

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    2. Yoni Appelbaum‏Verified account @YAppelbaum 9 Jun 2016
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      What made Lincoln's reputation was having them reprinted in newspapers, and later bound as a book. They spread as written essays.

      2 replies 2 retweets 15 likes
      Yoni Appelbaum‏Verified account @YAppelbaum 9 Jun 2016

      There's never been a golden age of political discourse. This is what Lincoln's enemies said about him:pic.twitter.com/ryVZIYMrRZ

      6:50 PM - 9 Jun 2016
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        2. Yoni Appelbaum‏Verified account @YAppelbaum 9 Jun 2016
          Replying to @YAppelbaum

          All of which is to say, if I read another story or tweet lamenting our long decline from Lincoln-Douglas to Twitter, I'm gonna scream.

          2 replies 6 retweets 42 likes
        3. Brian Lyman‏Verified account @lyman_brian 9 Jun 2016
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          Also, Lincoln wasn't above using unsubstantiated conspiracy theories to score points off Douglas. (Love Lincoln despite that.)

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        1. Peggy Garvin‏ @garvinfo 9 Jun 2016
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          I suppose there is a dashed hope that we'd improve over time.

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        1. davi ((( 🐧))) 德海‏ @daviottenheimer 9 Jun 2016
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          good one. here's anotherpic.twitter.com/02sU29yplQ

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        1. Ryan Casey‏ @RyanCaseyWA 9 Jun 2016
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          @DLeonhardt In their defense, those who trashed Abe Lincoln with racist depictions have been TOTALLY vindicated by history!

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        1. erik tarloff‏ @eriktarloff 9 Jun 2016
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          @DLeonhardt But was he Muslim?

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        1. (((Carl Edman)))‏ @CarlEdman 9 Jun 2016
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          True. But read 19th century Congressional or UK Parliamentary speeches and tell me discourse hasn't degraded. @CathyYoung63

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        1. simple complex Lie algebra‏ @sl2c 10 Jun 2016
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          @barrydeutsch which founding father called his opponent a hermaphrodite again

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        1. sunlight‏ @4mygussie2 11 Jun 2016
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          "...golden age of political discourse?" Impossible combination. Not the same as an oxymoron (close though).

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        1. Kate Wing‏ @kwing 13 Jun 2016
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          And somebody set that type by hand, one letter at a time #hatersgonnapainstakinglyhate

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