It’s a slip, not a fall,” Abraham Lincoln said after his loss in his legendary 1858 Illinois Senate contest against Stephen Douglas. Liz Cheney apparently has the same attitude after her ...

Stephen Douglas, Lincoln’s opponent in the presidential ... Abraham Lincoln, House Divided, June 16, 1858 (quoting either Matthew 12:25 (“[E]very city or house divided against itself shall ...

Also on view are printings of Lincoln’s speeches, including his 1860 Cooper Union address and his 1858 debates with Douglas for a seat in the United States Senate. Originally printed in ...