Who founded the liberal republican party in 1854 and was a newspaper editor born in 1811 in Amherst New Hampshire?

Abraham Lincoln - the Father of the Republican Party - was its first ever President.

The Republican Party or GOP (Grand Ole Party) evolved from the former Whig Party. The earliest Whig Party in America was formed in 1776 and it was called the American Whig Party. The Founding Fathers of this party were HENRY CLAY and JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, of which Thomas Jefferson was not a member.

Thomas Jefferson was the founder of the original "Democratic-Republican Party," established in 1792 and dissolved in 1825. Jeffersonian Democracy evolved into Jacksonian Democracy under President Andrew Jackson -- who spread Irish & African slavery in America westward. With Jackson, The Democratic-Republican Party (or Jackson Men) became The Democrat Party. See President William "Jefferson" Clinton for more information.

Those who opposed Jackson (Anti-Jackson Men) were known as The Whigs, Free-Soil Party, No Nothings & The Anti-Mason Party. They evolved into the modern day Republican Party - whose first ever President was not a founder - but is known as the Father of the GOP - Abraham Lincoln.

Yes. The Modern Day Republican Party is Conservative and faith based - as was President Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln,

"You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.

You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.

You cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred.

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.

You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money.

You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence.

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."

Abraham Lincoln,

"I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God."

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