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      1. …in reply to @jmadelman
        @jmadelman If the choice is between Lincoln as "simply derivative" of Founders or constantly "learning & changing," I'd pick latter. +
    1. …in reply to @wcaleb
      @jmadelman But that's also a false dilemma. Ideas about founding did shape Lincoln's thinking about slavery, even if he broke the mold. -
  1. …in reply to @wcaleb
    @jmadelman I believe Faust that this book oversimplifies; D. Ross better captures Lincoln's complex ideas on Founding jah.oxfordjournals.org/content/96/2/379.extract