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Word of the Day
transience discuss | |
| Definition: | (noun) The attribute of being brief or fleeting. |
| Synonyms: | brevity, briefness |
| Usage: | The superficiality and transience of the club scene is part of its appeal for young people. |
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  Abraham Lincoln Delivers His "House Divided" Speech (1858)In 1858, Lincoln was nominated to challenge incumbent Illinois senator Stephen Douglas for his seat. At the state Republican convention, he accepted the nomination with a now-famous speech explaining his view that the US could not exist with both slave and free states—as "a house divided against itself cannot stand." He lost the race but won the presidency two years later. When and by whom had the same biblical reference previously been used to describe the national rift over slavery? More... Discuss |
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