https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/09/02/the-election-of-2012/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 04:22:04 -0400<![CDATA[Lincoln argued in the Gettysburg Address that the central issue of the Civil War was whether a society which regarded men as political equals could survive. &#8220;Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.&#8221;]]>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:51:43 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/09/02/the-election-of-2012-n191944