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To: GOPcapitalist
I see, you believe President Lincoln fought to maintain the Union for personal reasons. I'll grant you your cynicism, but I must strongly disagree. You really should read more history, and I don't mean pseudo-history.
20 posted on 05/25/2002 6:15:50 PM PDT by TheDon
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To: TheDon
I see, you believe President Lincoln fought to maintain the Union for personal reasons.

Not personal reasons. Political reasons.

I'll grant you your cynicism

Not cynicism. Just accuracy.

but I must strongly disagree.

It's your right to do so and I am not going to stop you.

You really should read more history, and I don't mean pseudo-history.

By all means, take your own advice. I reached my conclusions about Lincoln by relying heavily on primary historical sources. Most modern sources give what I call pop history (i.e. the James McPherson brand) and it's almost always tilted heavily toward Lincoln. The historical Lincoln was a politician, not a diety.

22 posted on 05/25/2002 8:36:12 PM PDT by GOPcapitalist
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