“Society does not owe any man a living. . . . The fact that a man is here is no demand upon other people that they shall keep hi
m alive and sustain him. He has got to fight the battle with nature as every other man has; and if he fights it with the same energy and enterprise and skill and industry as any other man, I cannot imagine his failing—that is, misfortune apart.” Describe the theory of Social Darwinism as it is reflected in the statements here.
Because president abraham lincoln abolished slavery. He didn't want slavery to exist anymore because he was poor growing up and saw what happend with the slaves and even met Sojourner Truth.