KQED Charlie Rose October 17, 2014
Nation and as a republic. Based upon broad popular suffrage, obviously not as broad as today because women couldnt vote, and most states blacks couldnt vote. But more than any other country in the world. And it insured that that nation as lincoln said in the gettysburg address would not perish from the earth. And its by abolishing slavery it he venly got rid of the institution that had made a mockery of american professions of freedom. And set the stage for the development of the United States in the last 150 years. Martin wolf and James Mcpherson when we continue. Funding for charlie rose is ...