References To Oates in Later History
During the Lincoln–Douglas debates of 1858, Douglas-supporting newspapers called Lincoln a coward, "so frightened of Douglas that he sat...with...teeth chattering." One newspaper called Lincoln a "Modern Titus Oates", implying that Lincoln was an imposter.
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