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What Abraham Lincoln Understood About the Founders.

September 15, 2025

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In “Born Equal,” Akhil Reed Amar paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to its founding moment.

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What Abraham Lincoln Understood About the Founders.

In “Born Equal,” Akhil Reed Amar paints a sprawling portrait of 19th-century America in thrall to its founding moment.

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