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#180 – Jeremi Suri: History of American Power

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Lincoln's Opportunity

The Republican Party for which Lincoln was the first president was a party created to give voice to poor white men as well as slaves and others. "I think what he represented was the opportunity that came from the ability to raise yourself up, to work hard," she says. And this is at the core of the Republican Party: It's not by getting rich; it's about getting compensated for your work.

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