By the 1970s, Lincoln had become a hero to political conservatives—apart from neo-Confederates such as Mel Bradford, who denounced his treatment of the white South—for his intense nationalism, his support for business, his insistence on stopping the spread of slavery, his acting on Lockean and Burkean principles on behalf of both liberty and tradition, and his devotion to the principles of the Founding Fathers.
baɪ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, lˈɪŋkən hæd bɪkˌʌm ɐ hˈiəɹoʊ tə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl kənsˈɜːvətˌɪvz—ɐpˈɑːɹt fɹʌm nˈiːoʊkənfˈɛdɚɹəts sˈʌtʃ ɐz mˈɛl bɹˈædfɚd, hˌuː dᵻnˈaʊnst hɪz tɹˈiːtmənt ʌvðə wˈaɪt sˈaʊθ—fɔːɹ hɪz ɪntˈɛns nˈæʃənəlˌɪzəm, hɪz səpˈoːɹt fɔːɹ bˈɪznəs, hɪz ɪnsˈɪstəns ˌɔn stˈɑːpɪŋ ðə spɹˈɛd ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi, hɪz ˈæktɪŋ ˌɔn lˈɑːkiən ænd bˈɜːkiən pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ˌɔn bᵻhˈæf ʌv bˈoʊθ lˈɪbɚɾi ænd tɹɐdˈɪʃən, ænd hɪz dɪvˈoʊʃən tə ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ʌvðə fˈaʊndɪŋ fˈɑːðɚz.