this country-boy Lincoln had morphed into the wise, prudent leader who steered the ship of Union between the wild excesses of abo
and proslavery
fire-eaters on the right. In the 1960s, Lincoln was at first thought of as a
civil-rights pioneer. Soon, he became criticized, even revile
proponent of timid half-measures, a forerunner of the
pragmatic liberalism that was so thoroughly drubbed by the New Left. Today, Lincoln is reve
combination of faith and modesty, a skeptical believer who sought to do God's will without ever claiming
to know it. This view requires one to overloway he conducted the war that defined his presidency.
2Select the correct answer.
From the information in the paragraph, what can the reader infer about the basis for the current generation's interpretation of Lincoln?
○ A.The current culture supports a critical view of the political principles that Lincoln presented.C/>The current culture has a sentimental view of the historical figure of Lincoln.O D.Lincoln reflects the set of values and principles revered by the current