# Lincoln — The New Freedom character guide

> Lincoln in The New Freedom by Woodrow Wilson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the great Lincoln

**First appearance:** 0003-i-the-old-order-changeth

## Who they are

President Lincoln referenced as a moral and political touchstone.

## Relationships

### [Pat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_freedom_se/characters/pat)

_social_

Lincoln and Pat have a brief acquaintance, possibly as fellow citizens or historical figures in passing.

## In the story

### [What Is Progress?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_freedom_se/chapters/ii-what-is-progress)

Referenced indirectly through the Declaration of Independence; Wilson notes that some citizens have not moved beyond the era of George III and Lincoln's time.

### [III: Freemen Need No Guardians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_freedom_se/chapters/iii-freemen-need-no-guardians)

Invoked as the leader of the party founded on faith in the people, who disproved the aristocratic theory in his own person.

### [Life Comes from the Soil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_freedom_se/chapters/iv-life-comes-from-the-soil)

Cited as the prime example of a leader who rose from the ranks and interpreted America better than those from privileged or educated classes.

### [VII: The Tariff—'Protection,' or Special Privilege?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_freedom_se/chapters/vii-the-tariff-protection-or-special-privilege)

Not directly referenced in the excerpts; omitted.

### [IX: Benevolence, or Justice?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_freedom_se/chapters/ix-benevolence-or-justice)

Not explicitly mentioned in excerpts; no direct reference found.

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