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Originally Posted by porno jew
i just described the intellectual and theoretical history of republicanism in a nutshell. post an example of an old school republican who is like you describe. there must be ample examples.
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Well, there is Abe Lincoln. He freed the slaves and he and the republican party worked to outlaw slavery, then past the 14th and 15th amendments that allowed equal protection under the law for everyone and allowed black people to vote.
The republicans also played a major role in getting women the right to vote.
The Republican party was founded on the idea of ending slavery so that all labor was "free" meaning done by free men who choose to do the work. They also believed in "free land" meaning that everyone should have the right to purchase land and work it as they see fit and that the government shouldn't just sell it all to big plantations and "free men" meaning that everyone should be free to live out their own destiny.
They also believed in the gold standard for strong money, high tariffs to keep our economy strong, high wages, high profits and generous pensions for union veterans.
The founding beliefs of the republican party are a hell of a lot different than they are now. I guess the same can be said for the democrats as well.