Lincoln's Cooper Union speech
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
speech
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| gptkbp:addresses |
Southern_states'_rights
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| gptkbp:analyzes |
Historians
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| gptkbp:audience |
Republican_Party_members
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| gptkbp:citedBy |
Historical_analyses_of_Lincoln
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| gptkbp:commandStructure |
Logical and factual
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| gptkbp:completed |
Call to action
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| gptkbp:contains |
Statistical evidence
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
Widely praised
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| gptkbp:criticism |
Democratic_opponents
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| gptkbp:date |
February 27, 1860
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| gptkbp:description |
Various history books
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| gptkbp:discusses |
Constitutional interpretation
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| gptkbp:emphasizes |
Moral opposition to slavery
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Lincoln's_presidential_campaign
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| gptkbp:gift_shop |
A_vision_for_America
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Preceding the 1860 presidential election
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lincoln's Cooper Union speech
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| gptkbp:impact |
Mobilized anti-slavery sentiment
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Civil War politics
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
The Declaration of Independence
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Future civil rights movements
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| gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
Lincoln's_later_speeches
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| gptkbp:isAvailableIn |
Public domain
Yes |
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
One of Lincoln's best speeches
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| gptkbp:isStudiedIn |
Political science courses
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| gptkbp:issuedBy |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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| gptkbp:isUsedIn |
Political debates
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| gptkbp:length |
About 90 minutes
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Cooper_Union,_New_York_City
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| gptkbp:majorCities |
Slavery
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
Clarity and persuasion
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| gptkbp:notableQuote |
“If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it.”
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| gptkbp:partOf |
Lincoln's_political_legacy
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| gptkbp:recordings |
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
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| gptkbp:reflects |
Lincoln's_legal_background
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Gettysburg_Address
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| gptkbp:releasedIn |
Public forum
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| gptkbp:respondsTo |
gptkb:Dred_Scott_decision
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| gptkbp:significance |
Helped_secure_Lincoln's_nomination_for_president
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| gptkbp:style |
Rhetorical
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| gptkbp:theme |
National unity
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| gptkbp:uses |
Campaign material
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| gptkbp:utilizes |
Historical references
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| gptkbp:viewpoint |
Turning_point_in_American_politics
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