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“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.”— Abraham Lincoln, 1862
Directions: Read the quote above and respond in 2–3 sentences:
What do you think Lincoln meant by saying that old ideas were not enough for the “stormy present”?
Why might a national crisis force a government to change how it normally operates?
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He meant that the beliefs and rules that worked in peaceful times could not solve the urgent, dangerous problems of the Civil War, so leaders had to try new ideas and take bolder actions.
A national crisis can force change because normal rules and slow debates are too weak or slow to fix big, fast dangers; governments may need extra power and quick decisions to protect people.
A national crisis can force change because normal rules and slow debates are too weak or slow to fix big, fast dangers; governments may need extra power and quick decisions to protect people.
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