Moral absolutism

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Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Abraham Lincoln

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Topic

Moral principles Moral absolutism

Speaker

Abraham Lincoln

Source

Last Public Address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

English

Time

1865 1860s 19th century

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Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Last Public Address." 11 Apr. 1865, White House, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Speech on Reconstruction, Washington, D.C., April 11, 1865." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 1989.

The Lord says in the gospel; "I am the Truth." He does not say "I am custom." Therefore, when the truth is made manifest, custom must give way to truth.

Libosus of Vaga

Quoted in On Baptism, Against the Donatists, by Augustine of Hippo

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Topic

Truth Custom and convention Moral absolutism Moral theory Morality

Speaker

Libosus of Vaga

Author

Augustine of Hippo

Source

On Baptism, Against the Donatists

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Latin

Time

400 400s 5th century

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

Libosus of Vaga. Quoted in De Baptismo Contra Donatistas [On Baptism, Against the Donatists]. c. 400, bk. 3, ch. 6, sect. 9.