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I am telling you the truth. You are not unhappy because of Abraham Lincoln, the civil war or the behavior of anybody else living then or now. You are unhappy because of what you do and don't do. You will not be happy until you accept responsibility for you own life. You need to understand that you have the power to improve your own circumstances and that Abraham Lincoln does not. Your sense of powerlessness is just a crutch that isn't working.

Thank you Dr. Freud. The only thing you've convinced me of is your inability to grasp the point I keep attempting to put in front of you.

That one thing follows from another, and before you can solve a problem, you must learn what caused the problem in the first place.

Our history is a sequence of events, and these events contribute to the zeitgeist of current society, and a true understanding of current society cannot be had without comprehending the underpinnings of it.

I keep mentioning prayer in schools, which you generally ignore, but what do you suppose would be the consequence of it were it still allowed?

What has been the consequence of government funding of Welfare and other "great society" programs?

It is my opinion that Western civilization is built on Judeo-Christian doctrines and principles, and that if we lose those, we will have, in fact, lost civilization.

That one thing follows from another, and before you can solve a problem, you must learn what caused the problem in the first place.

No, that is not my message to you.

My message to you is that you and Mr. Lincoln have no control over one another. There is nothing you can do to change what he did and there is nothing that he did that limits you in any way. If you can't own slaves today, it is not because of Lincoln; it is because we are making it illegal today. So, forget about Lincoln.

My message to you is that if you want to improve your circumstances, you should concentrate on making changes that you can make. Those things will be close to you and they will all be in the future. That may seem hard. Start with little changes. Nobody is going to divide up this country just because you are unhappy. Dividing up the country is not going to help you or anyone.

Don't you feel you have any responsibility for your own circumstances and your own happiness? What are your obligations in all this?