Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson Who is Abraham Lincoln from Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and what is their importance? Asked by bookragstutor on 25 Oct 12:50 Last updated by Cat on 18 Jul 00:07
Emerson regarded Lincoln as an American patriot to humanity. His election to the presidency was "a triumph of the good sense of mankind and of the public conscienceā. Emerson agreed with Lincoln on his stance against slavery.