It could be that Clay influenced Marx, and both Marx and Clay influenced Lincoln.
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timeline with Henry Clay's speech added (Marx was 14, Lincoln was 23):
- Lincoln born: February 12, 1809
- Marx born: May 5, 1818
- Henry Clay's American System Speech: 1832
- Marx publishes a book about Emancipation: 1843
- Marx expelled from France as a radical: 1845
- Lincoln elected to US House: 1846
- Marx publishes the Communist Manifesto: February 1848
- Marx is a contributor to the New York Tribune (Lincoln's favorite newspaper), 1851-1861
- Lincoln enters the U.S. Senate: 1858
- Lincoln becomes US President: 1860
- Civil War Starts: 1861
- Emancipation Proclamation: January 1, 1863
Some interesting history about the Whigs, Clay, Marx and Lincoln:
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