Also, the Whigs couldn't apply their founding principles to new circumstances because the Whigs didn't have any founding principles. There were principled Whigs and a Whig agenda, but there was no agreed set of Whig principles. eg, the party's embarrassed incoherence on slavery.https://twitter.com/NateBell4AR/status/1152217017405100033 …
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Replying to @baseballcrank
This is an incredibly informative thread. Can you append any citations or recommended readings at the end? Ty
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Well, 2 good early sources https://www.amazon.com/Lincolns-Pathfinder-Fremont-Violent-Election/dp/1613737971/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=1856+bicknell&qid=1563550202&s=books&sr=1-1 …https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Republican-Frederick-Douglass-Antislavery/dp/0393330656 …
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