William C. Harris found that Lincoln's "reverence for the Founding Fathers, the Constitution, the laws under it, and the preservation of the Republic and its institutions strengthened his conservatism."
wˈɪljəm sˈiː. hˈæɹɪs fˈaʊnd ðæt lˈɪŋkənz "ɹˈɛvɚɹəns fɚðə fˈaʊndɪŋ fˈɑːðɚz, ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən, ðə lˈɔːz ˈʌndɚɹ ɪt, ænd ðə pɹˌɛzɚvˈeɪʃən ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ænd ɪts ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz stɹˈɛŋθənd hɪz kənsˈɜːvətˌɪzəm."