It was claimed by the third comma of the political Platform of the Republican Party, which stated that the Union was inviolable and that every secessionist proposal had to be considered as a plan of treason.
Furthermore Lincoln had claimed that the Territories would have never accepted the slavery. For the southerners that meant that the Southern States were destined to become a "tolerated" minority within the Union, with but no chance of effective opposition in case of important decisions, regarding tariffs, economic policy and so on, which would have harmed their vital interests.
Abraham Lincoln was debating Stephen Douglas who was a great orator and known for his ability to compromise. Lincoln was trying to say that sometimes you can't compromise. His words were, "A house divided against itself can not stand." The public wasn't ready to listen to Lincoln and Douglas won the debates.
I guess you could say yes he did, because he won the election. Although, Lincoln did go on to become one of America's favorite presidents. So Lincoln kind of won in life
Why do you always have to say "what is a...." its just easier to say the answer don't you think. Its a waist of time saying it if you know the answer; its only one question with one answer.
what is this debate is about.
That is a two-sided debate. Some will say it does. And others like me will say that it does not. The only purpose it really serves is getting innocent people "nicked".
Say someone is stupid, then say that you're smart, and say that you won the debate so that the other person should shut up.
He didn't say that in a debate, but in the Gettysburg Address. It is probably one of the greatest speeches any president has given.
That would depend upon the subject of the debate.
Also Lincoln.
yes
as one who does Lincoln Douglas debate on the nat. circuit a kritik (aka critique) is a negative case that criticizes or challenges some implicit assumption of the resolution. IE. Justice does not exist, moral facts do not exists, free will is an illusion Also, there are kritiks that basically say certain values are bad. IE. biopolitics
because they harm