“The most conservative men I know from the World War II generation have almost to a man told me that they believe the Civil War had little to do with slavery”
Apparently they knew nothing about US History.
Apparently they knew nothing about US History.
Allow me to repair your "edited" quote.
"The most conservative men I know from the World War II generation have almost to a man told me that they believe the Civil War had little to do with slavery and everything to do with Abraham Lincoln being a lousy federalist totalitarian."
And give you some advice. Guys like you who make a living being know-it-alls on the internet should avoid slandering WWII veteran American heroes who are personal friends and mentors of mine. I'd blow up ten thousand of you to save one of them for one more day.