"Forgotten now, Burlingame’s speech was once widely considered one of the most important speeches in American history. It marked the moment when northerners shocked southerners by standing up to them and vowing that the North would fight for democracy. Northerners rallied to Burlingame’s call and, in so doing, reshaped politics."

- HCR

#history #uspol #iambecauseweare

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-14-2025

March 14, 2025

Today the Senate passed a stopgap measure from the House of Representatives to fund the government for six months through September 30.

Letters from an American