During the Great Depression, he argues, Lincoln served "as a means for seeing the world's disappointments, for making its sufferings not so much explicable as meaningful."
dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt dᵻpɹˈɛʃən, hiː ˈɑːɹɡjuːz, lˈɪŋkən sˈɜːvd "æz ɐ mˈiːnz fɔːɹ sˈiːɪŋ ðə wˈɜːldz dˌɪsɐpˈɔɪntmənts, fɔːɹ mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪts sˈʌfɚɹɪŋz nˌɑːt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ ɛksplˈɪkəbəl æz mˈiːnɪŋfəl."