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"right Makes Might": Proverbs and the American Worldview by Wolfgang Mieder

"right Makes Might": Proverbs and the American Worldview

Wolfgang Mieder

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nonfiction history politics sociology
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In 1860 Abraham Lincoln employed the proverb, Right makes might, (opposite of the more aggressive Might makes right) in his famed Cooper Union address. While Lincoln did not originate the proverb, his use of it in this critical speech indicates th...

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