Statesmanship and Progressive Reform: An Assessment of Herbert Croly’s Abraham Lincoln

J. David Alvis is Professor of political science at Wofford College, USA. His research interests include the presidency, the Progressive era of American politics, and constitutional law.Jason R. Jividen is Assistant Professor of Politics at Saint Vincent College, USA where he also serves as Fellow in Civic and Constitutional Affairs at The Center for Political and Economic Thought.

• 1. Introduction 2. Reconciling Nationalism and Democracy 3. The Demise of the Ante-Bellum Parties 4. The Need for Statesmanship 5. Croly's Lincoln and the Synthesis of Moral and Intellectual Virtues 6. Assessing Croly's Appeal to Lincoln 7. Conclusion