![I see some parallels between then [Lincoln's era] and now. Certainly the division of ideologies between two parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. In 1865, the Democrats were the Conservatives and the Republicans were the progressives, and today it's just the opposite.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-see-some-parallels-between-then-lincolns-era-and-now-certainly-the-division.jpg)
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party years two
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