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==Party platforms==
==Party platforms==
Despite sleazy left-wing smears, it is important to note that the first Republican Party platform in 1856 advocated "inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" in the idea that it applied to everyone and not just some.<ref>[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/republican-party-platform-1856 Republican Party Platform of 1856]</ref> In addition, it stressed the violations of due process, the right to bear arms, the right to freedom of speech, all that were "done with the knowledge, sanction, and procurement of the present National Administration". It also rejected rule by the sheer mighty, scoffing it as shameful and dishonoring.
Despite sleazy left-wing smears, it is important to note that the first Republican Party platform in 1856 advocated "inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" in the idea that it applied to everyone and not just some.<ref>[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/republican-party-platform-1856 Republican Party Platform of 1856]</ref> In addition, it stressed the violations of due process, the right to bear arms, the right to freedom of speech, all that were "done with the knowledge, sanction, and procurement of the present National Administration". It also rejected rule by the sheer mighty, scoffing it as shameful and dishonoring.
Important notes to mention about the similarities between the [[Republican Party]] at the time of its foundation and in its present day are more numerous than many [[liberal]] Democrats would like to admit. Founded as a party opposed to [[slavery]] on the basis of universal human rights regardless of certain physical traits and characteristics, Republicans continue using the argument in the present day against [[abortion]] (see: [[Slavery and abortion]]). In addition, many early Republicans had recognized the [[right to bear arms]] as being vital, including black anti-lynching advocates such as [[Ida B. Wells]], who said: {{cquote|''The lesson this teaches and which every Afro-American should ponder well, is that a Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home, and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give.''<ref>[https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1445309 Ida B. Quote: The lesson...]</ref>}} On the issue of trade, Republicans then supported economic protectionist measures and higher tariffs on foreign goods, as similar to the current [[Economic nationalism|economic nationalist]] wing of the Republican Party today led by [[Donald Trump]].
==See also==
==See also==