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The Contradictions of Abraham Lincoln

2023/10/12
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Steve Inskeep：本书探讨了林肯的政治生涯，特别是他在处理奴隶制问题上的矛盾之处。林肯是一位杰出的政治家，他能够在极度分裂的社会中取得成功，这与他善于合作和妥协的策略密切相关。他能够在维护自身原则的同时，与持不同意见的人合作，以实现最终目标。林肯的政治风格包括善于讲故事、幽默，以及巧妙地转移话题，甚至可能带有欺骗性，这在当时的环境下是有效的政治策略。然而，这种策略也带来了道德困境，例如他在对待印第安人问题上的相对保守态度。林肯的成功并非没有代价，他的妥协和策略性选择也招致了一些批评。 Randa Abdel-Fattah & Ramteen Adablui：节目讨论了林肯的政治策略，以及这种策略如何帮助他实现废除奴隶制的目标。同时，节目也探讨了林肯在这一过程中所作出的妥协和选择，以及这些选择对其他群体的影响。林肯的政治策略在现代社会可能难以复制，因为现代社会的政治环境与林肯时代存在显著差异。 Randa Abdel-Fattah & Ramteen Adablui：林肯与麦克莱伦将军的关系体现了林肯在与持不同意见的人合作时的挑战。麦克莱伦将军与林肯的背景和观点差异很大，这导致了他们之间复杂的关系。林肯最终利用麦克莱伦将军的军事才能，实现了废除奴隶制这一目标，但这种合作也反映了林肯在政治策略和道德困境之间的艰难抉择。

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In 1855, Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter to his best friend, Joshua Speed. Speed was from a wealthy, slave-owning Kentucky family; Lincoln believed slavery was wrong. You are mistaken about this, Lincoln wrote to Speed. But, differ we must." One way for Lincoln to have dealt with his best friend, I suppose, would be to say you're a horrible person, you're morally wrong, and I shun you," says NPR's Steve Inskeep. "Lincoln did not take that approach, which I think might be a little controversial today."You might know Steve primarily for hosting NPR's Morning Edition. He also writes histories, and his newest book, "Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America," takes a long hard look at Lincoln the politician: the man who went out of his way to build political consensus, even with people whose views he considered noxious. It's a case for why we should collaborate, and yes, compromise with people across the aisle – not because it's nice or the right thing to do, but because it makes our government work. Today on Throughline, a conversation with Steve Inskeep about the contradictions of Abraham Lincoln.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)