To: Badray; ArrogantBustard
Pretty ironic isn't it ??
Obviously Lincoln didn't practice what he preached.
America would be a better place today if he truly believed and adhered to his stated ideology.
After a brief period of separation, I believe the U.S. would've reunited ultimately - but adhering to a federal framework closer to what our forefathers specified in the Constitution.
To: Badray; skip2myloo
That quote broke my BS detector ... know where I can get a good price on a new one? What was the context of that quote? I suspect it came out of the famous "Lincoln-Douglas" debates. If so, he changed his tune when he got elected, which is typical of politicians to this day.
Incidentally, if you like a good game of "what if?", try reading Harry Turtledove's WBS novels. The stand alone The Guns of the South gives an interesting portrayal of a defeated A. Lincoln, as does How Few Remain, which is the first of a series.
To: skip2myloo
re:Pretty ironic isn't it ??
when I saw lincolns name on that original quote I was thinking the same thing, but didnt want to say anything 'cause I didn't go off topic in a thread I started (at least until I got the info I was looking for lol)
85 posted on
12/31/2003 8:03:45 AM PST by
tomakaze
( Todays "useful idiot" is tomorrows "useless eater")
To: skip2myloo
" After a brief period of separation, I believe the U.S. would've reunited ultimately - but adhering to a federal framework closer to what our forefathers specified in the Constitution." My thoughts exactly.
Sic semper tyrannus.
155 posted on
01/01/2004 1:37:01 PM PST by
Badray
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