Lincoln's redefinition of republican values has been stressed by historians such as John Patrick Diggins, Harry V. Jaffa, Vernon Burton, Eric Foner, and Herman J. Belz.
lˈɪŋkənz ɹˌiːdˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən ʌv ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən vˈæljuːz hˈæzbiːn stɹˈɛst baɪ hɪstˈoːɹiənz sˈʌtʃ ɐz dʒˈɑːn pˈætɹɪk dˈɪɡɪnz, hˈæɹi vˈiː. dʒˈæfə, vˈɜːnən bˈɜːtən, ˈɛɹɪk fˈoʊnɚ, ænd hˈɜːmən dʒˈeɪ. bˈɛlz.