[Non-Sequitur]

One of the most absurd Lincoln myths is that he was devoted to the principles of the Declaration of Independence.

By this definition then, claiming that the southern leadersip was devoted to the principles of the Delalaration of Independence is even more ridiculous.

[Maelstrom]

I didn't see a defense of the South here, merely the tacit acknowledgement and explanation of the initiating Evil.

The illogical argument "everybody does it so it must be O.K." argument should have died with the end of the Clinton Administration.

[agrandis]

Let's just say, for the sake of argument, that the Confederacy is the epitome of evil, and that jeff Davis took orders directly from Satan in rituals in which he sacrificed children. Let's just say that, and move on to the topic of DiLorenzo's article.

"Above the Constitution, even above the Declaration, as an expression of American principles, is the magnanimous figure of Lincoln," wrote Jaffa’s colleague Charles Kessler in National Review (July 6, 1979).

Did Charles Kessler write that in NR, July 6, '79, or not? If so, do you agree with that sentence? I can't imagne how that sentence could be taken out of context. I find it an amazing and disturbing sentence.