‘Right makes might’: Lincoln Project takes aim at Trump from Cooper Union

by Eliana Willis 28 February 2020, 12:02 129 Views

One hundred and sixty years since the first Republican president spoke in New York, six conservatives targeted another

On 27 February 1860, Abraham Lincoln spoke at Cooper Union in New York City. Concluding that “right makes might” and that slavery must not be allowed to expand, the little-known lawyer from Illinois took a giant leap to becoming the first Republican president.

Exactly 160 years later, members of the Lincoln Project came to the same venue, stood on the same stage and spoke from the very same lectern. Their aim: to bring a Republican president down.

Source: Elections - theguardian.com

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‘Right makes might’: Lincoln Project takes aim at Trump from Cooper Union

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