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Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, cited in discussions of democracy and union.

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First appearance: part ii the traditional democracy

Lincoln shows up with force in The Crowd Fallacy. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned in the example of crowd suggestion about Lincoln freeing the slaves.
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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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