COMMON LIT PRESIDENT LINCON
What distinction does President Lincoln make in paragraph 3 about both sides of the war?

A
Lincoln argues that the Union wanted to avoid war all together, while the Confederacy wanted nothing more than to fight.
B
Lincoln acknowledges that the Union was the first to declare war in order to maintain the United States and that, perhaps, they should have let the Confederacy peacefully secede.
C
Lincoln emphasizes the fault of the Confederacy for seeking to destroy the larger union, with all states united, but does not condemn them as blood-thirsty.
D
Lincoln stresses the idea that neither side actively sought war; their motivations may have been different, but neither party wanted to declare war if negotiation was possible.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

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