Download or read book Lincoln's Political Thought written by George Kateb and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the center of Lincoln’s political thought and career is an intense passion for equality that runs so deep in the speeches, messages, and letters that it has the force of religious conviction for Lincoln. George Kateb examines these writings to reveal that this passion explains Lincoln’s reverence for both the Constitution and the Union.